Is CVE-2025-43217 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-43217 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-43217?

CVE-2025-43217 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-43217?

CVE-2025-43217 has an EPSS score of 0.20% (10th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-43217?

Upgrade ipados to 18.6 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-43217

MEDIUM

4.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The issue was addressed by adding additional logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, iPadOS 17.7.9. Privacy Indicators for microphone or camera access may not be correctly displayed.

CWE-359

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:>= 18.0, < 18.6Fixed in:18.6CVE-2025-43217derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 18.6Fixed in:18.6CVE-2025-43217derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days

10thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 10% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Other references2

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CVE-2023-50719	High	7.5	84%	-	Fix
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CVE-2023-36052	High	8.6	22%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-22876	Medium	5.3	5.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-45591	Medium	5.3	3.4%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24819	Medium	5.3	3.3%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-02.