CVE-2025-43436 (GCVE-0-2025-43436)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-04 01:17 – Updated: 2025-12-18 18:34
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Summary
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in tvOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, visionOS 26.1. An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps
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Impacted products
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Apple tvOS Affected: unspecified , < 26.1 (custom)
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    Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 26.1 (custom)
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    Apple visionOS Affected: unspecified , < 26.1 (custom)
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    Apple watchOS Affected: unspecified , < 26.1 (custom)
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    Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 26.1 (custom)
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