Is CVE-2025-43428 being actively exploited?

CVE-2025-43428 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-43428?

CVE-2025-43428 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2025-43428

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 0.7%EU EUVD

A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.

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-306
EPSS score: 0.7% (53th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2025-203975)
Published: December 17, 2025
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2025-203975 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on April 2, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / ipados
apple / iphone os
apple / macos
apple / visionos

Certified products that may be affected

33 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Apple macOS 26 Tahoe: FileVault - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11696-2026 - active
Apple macOS 26 Tahoe - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11695-2026 - active
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

See all 33 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125891(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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