Actively exploited in the wild
Apple Multiple Products Classic Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Apple - Multiple Products · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2026-03-20. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CVE-2025-43520
MediumCVSS 5.5KEVSummary
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. The vulnerability affected iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS and was fixed in the listed versions.
Risk Assessment
A malicious application may cause unexpected system termination or write to kernel memory, potentially destabilizing or compromising the device.
Recommendation
Update Apple devices to iOS/iPadOS 18.7.2 or 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1.
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Original NVD description (English source)
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. A malicious application may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.