CVE-2025-43302: Buffer Overflow

Published Sep 15, 2025
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Updated

AirPort. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

Other sources

AMD. A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7 and iPadOS 18.7, iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26, tvOS 26, visionOS 26, watchOS 26. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

— MITRE

AppKit. The issue was resolved by blocking unsigned services from launching on Intel Macs.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

Apple Online Store Kit. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

Credit

Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Michael Reeves@@IntegralPilot, Nikita Sakalouski, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Rosyna Keller(Totally Not Malicious Software), Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Yinyi Wu@@_3ndy1(Dawn Security Lab of JD), @@zlluny(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha)(SSA Lab), Keisuke Hosoda, Viktor Oreshkin, Philipp Baldauf, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, Lyutoon@@Lyutoon_, YingQi Shi@@Mas0n, Dawuge(Shuffle Team), Tom Brzezinski, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), KPC(Cisco Talos), Evan Waelde, an anonymous researcher, 정답이 아닌 해답, Richard Hyunho Im@@richeeta, Jiwon Park, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), CVE-2025-6965, JZ, Seo Hyun-gyu@@wh1te4ever, Luke Roberts@@rookuu, Jaydev Ahire, Big Bear, Ignacio Sanmillan@@ulexec, Mike Cardwell(grepular), Bob Lord, Pawel Wylecial(REDTEAM), Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Kirin@@Pwnrin, ABC Research s.r.o., Nolan Astrein(Kandji), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Cisco Talos), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Cisco Talos), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Bilal Siddiqui, Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, Shantanu Thakur, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Jian Lee@@speedyfriend433, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Hikerell (Loadshine Lab), Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), CVE-2025-40909, @@zlluny, CVE-2024-27280, @@RenwaX23, Ye Zhang(Baidu Security), pattern-f@@pattern_F_, Kirin@@Pwnrin(Computer Science), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, Ferdous Saljooki@@malwarezoo(Jamf), Justin Elliot Fu, Pyrophoria(GrapheneOS), an anonymous researcher(GrapheneOS), James J Kalafus, Michel Migdal, ken super, @@zlluny(Trend Zero Day Initiative), Duy Trần@@khanhduytran0, @@EthanArbuckle, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Google's Threat Analysis Group, 风 (binaryfmyy), BochengXiang@@Crispr, YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi, Dora Orak, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Fudan University), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Fudan University)

Affected Software

17 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Tahoe<26
26
Apple tvOS<26
26
Apple iOS<26
26
Apple iPadOS<26
26
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.8
14.8
Apple WatchOS<26
26
Apple visionOS<26
26
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.7
15.7
Apple iOS<18.7
18.7
Apple iPadOS<18.7
18.7
Apple iPadOS<18.7
Apple iPhone OS<18.7
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.8
Apple macOS>=15.0<15.7
Apple tvOS<26.0
Apple visionOS<26.0
Apple WatchOS<26.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.7
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.7
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.8
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade iOS/iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.7
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade iOS/iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Sequoia to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.7
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Sonoma to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.8
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Tahoe to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade tvOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade visionOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade watchOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26

Event History

Sep 15, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:35 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:35 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-43302?

CVE-2025-43302 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized access and execution of malicious code.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-43302?

To fix CVE-2025-43302, update your Apple device software to the latest version available for macOS Tahoe, tvOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS, or macOS Sequoia.

3

Which Apple devices are affected by CVE-2025-43302?

CVE-2025-43302 affects several Apple devices including certain versions of macOS, tvOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and visionOS.

4

What vulnerabilities does CVE-2025-43302 address?

CVE-2025-43302 addresses a permissions issue, a buffer overflow with improved bounds checking, and an out-of-bounds access issue.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2025-43302?

No specific workaround is recommended for CVE-2025-43302; applying the latest software updates is the best approach.

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