CVE-2025-43510
Apple Multiple Products Improper Locking Vulnerability
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Multiple Products, fix it now.
CISA 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.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Apr 3, 2026.
Patch status
No official fix confirmed yet
Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved lock state checking. 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 cause unexpected changes in memory shared between processes.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Affected versions | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iOS & iPadOS | Apple | < 18.7.2; 26.0 | 18.7.2 | NVD |
| macOS | Apple | >= 14.0, < 14.8.2; >= 15.0, < 15.7.2; 26.0 | 14.8.2; 15.7.2 | NVD |
| Multiple Products | Apple | — | — | KEV |
Sources: NVD = NIST National Vulnerability Database; KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Intelligence timeline
Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.
- CVSS scoredUpdateKEV
CVE-2025-43510 scored CVSS 7.8: Apple Multiple Products, Apple Multiple Products Improper Locking Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Multiple Products systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database
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