# CVE-2025-43200 — Apple iOS and iPadOS **CISA KEV** > As of 2026-04-02, CVE-2025-43200 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS, CVSS v3.1 4.2, EPSS 1.0% (60.8th percentile). It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-06-16), with a US federal remediation deadline of 2025-07-07. Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2025-43200, most recently “Apple Expands On-Device Lock Screen Alerts for Mercenary Spyware Targets”. **Last updated:** 2026-04-02 ## What is CVE-2025-43200? This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.8.4 and iPadOS 15.8.4, iOS 16.7.11 and iPadOS 16.7.11, iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1, iPadOS 17.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.3.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.4, visionOS 2.3.1, watchOS 11.3.1. A logic issue existed when processing a maliciously crafted photo or video shared via an iCloud Link. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs a user to take an action first. 5 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 454 days ago. ## Severity and exploitation probability - **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 4.2 — MEDIUM (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`) - **EPSS (FIRST):** 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.8% of all scored CVEs - **CISA KEV:** Listed since 2025-06-16, federal remediation deadline 2025-07-07 - **Threadlinqs priority:** 9/10 — CISA KEV-listed, which Threadlinqs floors at 9 - **Published:** 2025-06-16, last modified 2026-04-02 ## Is CVE-2025-43200 being exploited? CISA added CVE-2025-43200 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-06-16, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2025-07-07 under BOD 22-01. Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2025-43200 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 33 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed. - [trickest/cve](https://github.com/trickest/cve/blob/main/2025/CVE-2025-43200.md) (trickest) ## Affected products and versions - **Apple**: iOS and iPadOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS ## How to fix CVE-2025-43200 Vendor advisory: [https://support.apple.com/en-us/122173](https://support.apple.com/en-us/122173). Because CVE-2025-43200 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2025-07-07. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory. ## Threat activity tracking CVE-2025-43200 1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2025-43200, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record. - [Apple Expands On-Device Lock Screen Alerts for Mercenary Spyware Targets](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2016) — HIGH · 2026-08-14 ## Sources Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-08-17. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. **Other references** - [support.apple.com](https://support.apple.com/en-us/122173) - [support.apple.com (122174)](https://support.apple.com/en-us/122174) - [support.apple.com (122345)](https://support.apple.com/en-us/122345) - [support.apple.com (122346)](https://support.apple.com/en-us/122346) - [support.apple.com (122900)](https://support.apple.com/en-us/122900) _Showing 5 of 9 recorded references._ Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2025-43200 Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2025-43200 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp