Is CVE-2025-43496 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-43496 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-43496?

CVE-2025-43496 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-43496?

CVE-2025-43496 has an EPSS score of 0.48% (38th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-43496?

Upgrade ipados to 26.1 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-43496

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The issue was addressed by adding additional logic. 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 Tahoe 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. Remote content may be loaded even when the 'Load Remote Images' setting is turned off.

CWE-359

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 26.1Fixed in:26.1CVE-2025-43496derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 26.1Fixed in:26.1CVE-2025-43496derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:< 15.7.2Fixed in:15.7.2CVE-2025-43496derived from NVD

visionosNVD

Affected:< 26.1Fixed in:26.1CVE-2025-43496derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 26.1Fixed in:26.1CVE-2025-43496derived from NVD

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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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.48%probability of exploitation in 30 days

38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-359 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-50719	High	7.5	84%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-0482	Critical	9.1	38%	-	Fix
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.