Out-of-Bounds Read in Apple Kernel Affects Multiple Devices
CVE-2025-43374

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Apple

Vendor
CVE Published:
21 November 2025

What is CVE-2025-43374?

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability has been identified in Apple's kernel, potentially allowing an attacker in physical proximity to read sensitive information from kernel memory. This issue arises from insufficient bounds checking, which can lead to unauthorized access to memory regions that should be protected. The vulnerability affects multiple Apple operating systems, including iPadOS, iOS, macOS, and visionOS. Users are encouraged to update their devices to the latest versions to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

iOS and iPadOS < 18.5

iPadOS < 17.7

macOS < 14.7

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Physical
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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