CVE-2025-43498 (GCVE-0-2025-43498)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-04 01:17 – Updated: 2025-11-04 17:50
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Summary
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, visionOS 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • An app may be able to access sensitive user data
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 14.8 (custom)
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    Apple visionOS Affected: unspecified , < 26.1 (custom)
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    Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 15.7 (custom)
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    Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 26.1 (custom)
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