SB2025121310 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS 18 and iPadOS 18
Published: December 13, 2025 Updated: April 23, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 22 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43530)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in VoiceOver. A local application can access sensitive user data.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43529)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
3) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-14174)
CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in ANGLE. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
4) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43531)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and perform a denial of service attack.
5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43536)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing HTML content in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and perform a denial of service attack.
6) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43501)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service attack.
7) Type confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43541)
CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and cause Safari to crash.
8) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43535)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service attack.
9) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-46292)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output in Telephony. A local application can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.
10) Information exposure through log files (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43538)
CWE-ID: CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to inclusion of sensitive information into a log file in Screen Time. A local application can access sensitive user data.
11) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43539)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing files in AppleJPEG. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
12) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-46276)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output in Messages. A local application can gain access to sensitive user information.
13) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-5918)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when file streams are piped into bsdtar. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
14) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-46285)
CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the OS kernel components. A local application can trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
15) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43512)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in Kernel. A local application can elevate privileges.
16) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-46279)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in Icons. A local application can identify other apps installed on the device.
17) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43532)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local application to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Foundation. A local application can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and perform unexpected app termination.
18) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43542)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a state management issue in FaceTime, which can reveal password fields when remotely controlling a device over the app. A remote user can gain access to sensitive information.
19) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-9086)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when reading cookie path. A malicious server can set a specially crafted cookie path using the secure keyword, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the application.
20) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7264)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the ASN1 parser code in the GTime2str() function. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and cause a denial of service condition on the system.
21) Multiple Interpretations of UI Input (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-46287)
CWE-ID: CWE-450 - Multiple Interpretations of UI Input
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error within the user interface in Calling Framework. A remote attacker can spoof the FaceTime caller ID.
22) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-46290)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in Security. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and cause a denial-of-service.
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