Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 26.0 Camera information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 26.0 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Camera. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-43450. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 26.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Camera. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1. An app may be able to learn information about the current camera view before being granted camera access.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-43450 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/18/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 26.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2473). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Apple iOS
  • Apple iPadOS

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

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 26.1

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
11/04/2025 +202 days Advisory disclosed
11/04/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/18/2025 +44 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43450 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43450
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-331117
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2473 - Apple iOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2025 08:15
Updated: 12/18/2025 07:28
Changes: 11/04/2025 08:15 (57), 11/15/2025 14:31 (7), 12/18/2025 07:28 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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