AI description
CVE-2025-43202 is identified as a memory corruption vulnerability impacting Apple's iOS, iPadOS, and macOS operating systems. This flaw specifically arises within the file processing functionality of these systems. The root cause of CVE-2025-43202 is attributed to improper memory handling, which can lead to memory corruption when specially crafted files are processed. Apple has addressed this issue by implementing improved memory handling mechanisms in iOS 18.6, iPadOS 18.6, and macOS Sequoia 15.6.
- Description
- This issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6. Processing a file may lead to memory corruption.
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Products
- ipados, iphone_os, macos
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 8.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 2.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-787
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
🟠 CVE-2025-43202 - High This issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6. Processing a file may lead to memory corruption. https://t.co/cAirzioBpq https://t.co/CYASBSppaA
@TheHackerWire
4 Apr 2026
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🚨*CVE* CVE-2025-43202 This issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6. Processing a file may lead to memory corr… https://t.co/c6JWjVOO2j ----- Traducción: CVE-2025-43202 Est… https://t.co/utmtNg
@infoflowcloud
3 Apr 2026
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CVE-2025-43202 This issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6. Processing a file may lead to memory corr… https://t.co/Ow2xBJRCEi
@CVEnew
3 Apr 2026
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The severity is increased for this new vulnerability affecting Apple iOS and iPadOS (CVE-2025-43202) https://t.co/ZTSXHzcXz3
@vuldb
2 Apr 2026
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I’m credited for discovering libnetcore CVE-2025-43202 in the MacOS 15.6 release notes. 🤙🏻 https://t.co/Jc0vy3QzFH https://t.co/IPmJHyg3m5
@geeknik
30 Jul 2025
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