State Issues in Apple iOS and iPadOS - CVE-2025-43454

 

State Issues in Apple iOS and iPadOS - CVE-2025-43454

Published: November 4, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU118068
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43454
CWE-ID: CWE-371
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain unauthorized access to device.

The vulnerability exists due to a state issue in Siri where a device may persistently fail to lock. An attacker with physical access to device can compromise it. 


Affected software

Apple iOS
iPadOS

How to mitigate CVE-2025-43454

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apple iOS - addressed in versions 26.1 23B85, 18.7.2 22H124
iPadOS - addressed in versions 26.1 23B85, 18.7.2 22H124

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