CVE-2025-43361
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26, tvOS 26, visionOS 26, watchOS 26. A malicious app may be able to read kernel memory.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.21% probability · 11th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/macos · apple/tvos · apple/visionos · apple/watchos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 0.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125108Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125114Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125115Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125116Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125635Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125636Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.