CVE-2025-43300
CRITICAL KEV CISA Exploitation: ACTIVE
10.0
CVSS 3.1
Description
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.8.5 and iPadOS 15.8.5, iOS 16.7.12 and iPadOS 16.7.12, iOS 18.6.2 and iPadOS 18.6.2, iPadOS 17.7.10, macOS Sequoia 15.6.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.8, macOS Ventura 13.7.8. Processing a malicious image file may result in memory corruption. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.
Metadata
Severity & Metrics
10.0
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA description
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Image I/O framework.
Affected products (3)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | — | 0 < 15.8.5, 0 < 16.7.12, 0 < 18.6.2 |
| Apple | iPadOS | — | 0 < 17.7.10 |
| Apple | macOS | — | 0 < 13.7.8, 0 < 14.7.8, 0 < 15.6.1 |
Weakness (CWE)
| CWE | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|
| — | cna | Processing a malicious image file may result in memory corruption. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals. |
| CWE-787 | adp | CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write |
CVSS scores (1)
| Score | Severity | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | CRITICAL | 3.1 | adp | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References (7)