Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Apple Operating Systems
CVE-2025-43533

5.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor: Apple
Status: iOS And iPad OS; Mac OS; TV OS; Visionos
Vendor: CVE Published:; 17 December 2025

What is CVE-2025-43533?

Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in Apple operating systems can be exploited by a malicious HID device, potentially causing unexpected process crashes. Affected users should ensure they are using the latest versions of their operating systems, which address these issues through improved input validation.

Affected Version(s)

iOS and iPadOS 0 < 18.7.5

iOS and iPadOS 0 < 26.2

macOS 0 < 14.8.4

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125889

CVSS V3.1

Score:

5.7

Severity:

MEDIUM

Confidentiality:

None

Integrity:

None

Availability:

None

Attack Vector:

Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity:

Low

Privileges Required:

None

User Interaction:

Required

Scope:

Unchanged

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Timeline

Vulnerability published
Dec 17, 2025
Vulnerability Reserved
Apr 16, 2025

CVE-2025-43533 Data

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