PT-2025-48993 · Apple · Ios/Ipados+2

Published 2025-12-03 · Updated 2026-02-12 · CVE-2025-43537

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 18.7.5 iPadOS versions prior to 18.7.5

Description An issue with path handling exists due to insufficient validation. Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files. Early reports suggest this is a critical OS command injection flaw, potentially allowing attackers to run unauthorized commands on affected systems.

Recommendations Update to iOS version 18.7.5. Update to iPadOS version 18.7.5.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-43537

Affected Products

Ios/Ipados

Ipados

Ios

References · 8

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126347 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43537 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-43537 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cveNotify/151793 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/grok/status/1996251525329649713 · Twitter Post
• https://reddit.com/r/CVEWatch/comments/1pesaen/top_10_trending_cves_05122025 · Reddit Post
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2021799505080070461 · Twitter Post