CVE-2025-43234
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, watchOS 11.6. Processing a maliciously crafted texture may lead to unexpected app termination.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 1.0% (62th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2025-23126)
- Published
- July 30, 2025
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2025-23126 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on April 2, 2026.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / ipados
- apple / iphone os
- apple / macos
- apple / tvos
- apple / visionos
- apple / watchos
Certified products that may be affected
36 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Apple macOS 15 Sequoia - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11648-2026 - active
- Strong Customer Authentication for Apple Pay on MacBook Air 2024 with M3running macOS Sequoia 15.4 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria 2025-11-INF-4674 - active
- Apple macOS 14 Sonoma - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11584-2025 - active
- Apple iOS 18: iPhone - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11623-2025 - active
- Apple iPadOS 18: iPad - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11624-2025 - active
See all 36 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/30
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/32
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/35
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/37
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124147(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124153(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124154(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124155(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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