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CVE-2025-43455VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-43455: Apple iOS and iPadOS · A malicious app may be able to take a screenshot of sensitive information in embedded views

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium : upgrade to 26.1 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 17% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 26.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Nov 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Upgrade apple/ios and apple/ipados to 26.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Appleapple/iospkg:deb/apple/iosOther threatsAffected
  • <26.1
Fixed in
  • 26.1
Appleapple/ipadospkg:deb/apple/ipadosOther threatsAffected
  • <26.1
Fixed in
  • 26.1

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AI-suggested

Apple has released official fixes in iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1 that address this vulnerability with improved checks. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

CVE-2025-43455 is a privacy vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where a malicious app could capture screenshots of sensitive information displayed in embedded views. This issue was addressed by Apple with improved checks and fixed in iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.5. It requires local access with user interaction to exploit and impacts confidentiality without affecting integrity or availability.

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