Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 18.5 Mail information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 18.5 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Mail. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-43280. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 18.5. Affected is an unknown code of the component Mail. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The issue was resolved by not loading remote images This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6. Forwarding an email could display remote images in Mail in Lockdown Mode.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-43280 since 04/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 10/16/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 18.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 18.6

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
10/16/2025 +183 days Advisory disclosed
10/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43280 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43280
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328752
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2025 07:48
Changes: 10/16/2025 07:48 (57)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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