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CVE-2025-43203: The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-43203· Medium 4.0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.0 Medium · fixed in 18.7 : update affected systems when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 02:01 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.0Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 18.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Sep 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

This vulnerability is fixed in iOS 18.7 and iPadOS 18.7, iOS 26, and iPadOS 26. Users should update their devices to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.

Description

CVE-2025-43203 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting iOS and iPadOS devices prior to version 18.7 and 26 respectively. It allows an attacker with physical access to an unlocked device to view an image in the most recently viewed locked note due to improper cache handling. The issue has been fixed by improved cache management in iOS 18.7 and iPadOS 18.7, iOS 26, and iPadOS 26.

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