Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 18.6 Locked Note information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 18.6 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Locked Note Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-43203. The attack can be executed directly on the physical device. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 18.6. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Locked Note Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7 and iPadOS 18.7, iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. An attacker with physical access to an unlocked device may be able to view an image in the most recently viewed locked note.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-43203 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 18.7 or 26.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.3

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 18.7/26.0

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
09/16/2025 +153 days Advisory disclosed
09/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43203 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43203
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-324188
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2025 07:32
Changes: 09/16/2025 07:32 (57)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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