CVE-2025-43407: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox in Apple iOS and iPadOS
This issue was addressed with improved entitlements. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, visionOS 26.1. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-43407 is a sandbox escape vulnerability affecting Apple iOS and iPadOS. An app may exploit this flaw to break out of its sandbox environment, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. Apple fixed this issue by improving entitlements in iOS 18.7.2, iPadOS 18.7.2, and corresponding versions of macOS, tvOS, and visionOS. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8, indicating high severity. No known exploits in the wild have been reported as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an app to escape its sandbox, leading to unauthorized access to system resources and potentially full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on affected devices. This could enable attackers to bypass security restrictions intended to isolate apps from each other and the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in iOS 18.7.2, iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, and visionOS 26.1. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the affected devices is required. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2025-43407: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
This issue was addressed with improved entitlements. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, visionOS 26.1. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-43407 is a sandbox escape vulnerability affecting Apple iOS and iPadOS. An app may exploit this flaw to break out of its sandbox environment, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. Apple fixed this issue by improving entitlements in iOS 18.7.2, iPadOS 18.7.2, and corresponding versions of macOS, tvOS, and visionOS. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8, indicating high severity. No known exploits in the wild have been reported as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an app to escape its sandbox, leading to unauthorized access to system resources and potentially full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on affected devices. This could enable attackers to bypass security restrictions intended to isolate apps from each other and the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in iOS 18.7.2, iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, and visionOS 26.1. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the affected devices is required. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2025-04-16T15:24:37.121Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69095baa78d4f574c2a8f2d8
Added to database: 11/04/2025, 01:49:30 UTC
Last enriched: 06/12/2026, 08:52:51 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 374
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