CVE-2025-43537 (GCVE-0-2025-43537)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-11 22:57 – Updated: 2026-02-11 22:57
VLAI?
Summary
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5. Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 18.7 (custom)
Create a notification for this product.
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "iOS and iPadOS",
          "vendor": "Apple",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "18.7",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "unspecified",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5. Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files",
              "lang": "en"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-02-11T22:57:59.635Z",
        "orgId": "286789f9-fbc2-4510-9f9a-43facdede74c",
        "shortName": "apple"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/126347"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "286789f9-fbc2-4510-9f9a-43facdede74c",
    "assignerShortName": "apple",
    "cveId": "CVE-2025-43537",
    "datePublished": "2026-02-11T22:57:59.635Z",
    "dateReserved": "2025-04-16T15:27:21.198Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-02-11T22:57:59.635Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2025-43537\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"product-security@apple.com\",\"published\":\"2026-02-11T23:16:02.300\",\"lastModified\":\"2026-02-12T15:10:37.307\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Undergoing Analysis\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5. Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files.\"}],\"metrics\":{},\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://support.apple.com/en-us/126347\",\"source\":\"product-security@apple.com\"}]}}"
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.