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CVE-2025-43202 (GCVE-0-2025-43202)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-02 18:10 – Updated: 2026-04-03 13:00
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Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-03 03:55 UTC
CWE
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Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: 0 , < 18.6 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 15.6 (custom)
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