CVE-2025-43280: Forwarding an email could display remote images in Mail in Lockdown Mode in Apple iOS and iPadOS
CVE-2025-43280 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting Apple iOS and iPadOS Mail applications in Lockdown Mode. The issue involves remote images being displayed when forwarding an email, which should not occur in Lockdown Mode. This behavior was addressed by preventing the loading of remote images during email forwarding. The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-43280) concerns Apple Mail on iOS and iPadOS devices operating in Lockdown Mode. When forwarding an email, remote images could be displayed despite Lockdown Mode's intent to block such content. The issue was resolved by changing the Mail app behavior to not load remote images during forwarding in Lockdown Mode. The fix is included in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could lead to remote images being displayed in emails forwarded while in Lockdown Mode, potentially exposing users to privacy risks or unwanted content loading. The CVSS score of 4.7 reflects a medium severity with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, and partial confidentiality impact. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2025-43280: Forwarding an email could display remote images in Mail in Lockdown Mode in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
CVE-2025-43280 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting Apple iOS and iPadOS Mail applications in Lockdown Mode. The issue involves remote images being displayed when forwarding an email, which should not occur in Lockdown Mode. This behavior was addressed by preventing the loading of remote images during email forwarding. The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.7medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-43280) concerns Apple Mail on iOS and iPadOS devices operating in Lockdown Mode. When forwarding an email, remote images could be displayed despite Lockdown Mode's intent to block such content. The issue was resolved by changing the Mail app behavior to not load remote images during forwarding in Lockdown Mode. The fix is included in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could lead to remote images being displayed in emails forwarded while in Lockdown Mode, potentially exposing users to privacy risks or unwanted content loading. The CVSS score of 4.7 reflects a medium severity with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, and partial confidentiality impact. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2025-04-16T15:24:37.101Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68f00082d6afaf303e7d12fb
Added to database: 10/15/2025, 20:13:54 UTC
Last enriched: 08/12/2026, 15:39:14 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 270
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