VDB-324347 · CVE-2025-43362 · GCVE-0-2025-43362

Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 18.6 App permission

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3.2	$5k-$25k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 18.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component App. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-43362. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 18.6 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7 and iPadOS 18.7, iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. An app may be able to monitor keystrokes without user permission.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-43362 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/16/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 18.7 or 26.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Price Prediction: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

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-2025-43362 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43362
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-324347
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2025 08:09
Changes: 09/16/2025 08:09 (57)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103