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CVE-2025-43520

Known exploited (listed in CISA KEV after the first fix).

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First fix
(iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1)
CISA KEV added
(137 days after the first fix)
NVD published
(39 days after the first fix)

First fix: The release date of the earliest Apple update (including Rapid Security Responses and Background Security Improvements) whose advisory lists the CVE.

KEV date added (proxy): CISA KEV “date added” is when CISA catalogued evidence of exploitation. It is a lagging proxy: exploitation started on or before that date, usually well before.

Fix per branch

Backport gap: For one CVE and one branch: the branch's first fix date minus the earliest fix date across all branches of the same platform.

No fix listed: The branch is still maintained (it shipped a security update after the earliest fix, or its last security update is under 180 days old), but no Apple advisory lists this CVE for it as of the data date. The branch may be unaffected; Apple does not publish “not affected” statements.

Branch ended: The branch shipped no security update after the earliest fix and none in the 180 days before the data date, so it is treated as ended and not counted as missing a backport. Updates without published CVE entries do not keep a branch alive.

Fixed at branch release: The branch was first released after the earliest fix, so it is not a backport and is not counted. “Listed”: its advisory names the CVE. “Inherited”: it does not, and the fix is assumed to be in the branch from its first release.

CVE-2025-43520 timeline across branchesiOS 27 fixed on 2026-09-14 (315 days after first fix, branch released later); iOS 26 fixed on 2025-11-03 (0 days after first fix); iOS 18 fixed on 2025-11-05 (2 days after first fix); iPadOS 27 fixed on 2026-09-14 (315 days after first fix, branch released later); iPadOS 26 fixed on 2025-11-03 (0 days after first fix); iPadOS 18 fixed on 2025-11-05 (2 days after first fix); macOS 27 Golden Gate fixed on 2026-09-14 (315 days after first fix, branch released later); macOS 26 Tahoe fixed on 2025-11-03 (0 days after first fix); macOS 15 Sequoia fixed on 2025-11-03 (0 days after first fix); macOS 14 Sonoma fixed on 2025-11-03 (0 days after first fix); KEV added on 2026-03-20; NVD published on 2025-12-12KEV added 2026-03-20NVD published 2025-12-12iOS 27iOS 26iOS 18iPadOS 27iPadOS 26iPadOS 18macOS 27 Golden GatemacOS 26 TahoemacOS 15 SequoiamacOS 14 Sonoma2025-11-032026-09-14
Filled circle: first fix on that branch. Hollow circle: branch first released after the earliest fix, so it shipped with the fix (not a backport).
iOS: earliest fix
BranchStatusFirst fix on branchGap
iOS 27fixed at branch release (inherited) first iOS 27 release–
iOS 26fixed with the earliest fix iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.10 d
iOS 18fixed 2 days later iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.22 d
iOS 17branch ended––
iOS 16no fix listed––
iOS 15no fix listed––
iOS 14branch ended––
iOS 13branch ended––
iOS 12branch ended––
iPadOS: earliest fix
BranchStatusFirst fix on branchGap
iPadOS 27fixed at branch release (inherited) first iPadOS 27 release–
iPadOS 26fixed with the earliest fix iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.10 d
iPadOS 18fixed 2 days later iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.22 d
iPadOS 17no fix listed––
iPadOS 16no fix listed––
iPadOS 15no fix listed––
iPadOS 14branch ended––
iPadOS 13branch ended––
macOS: earliest fix
BranchStatusFirst fix on branchGap
macOS 27 Golden Gatefixed at branch release (inherited) first macOS 27 Golden Gate release–
macOS 26 Tahoefixed with the earliest fix macOS Tahoe 26.10 d
macOS 15 Sequoiafixed with the earliest fix macOS Sequoia 15.7.20 d
macOS 14 Sonomafixed with the earliest fix macOS Sonoma 14.8.20 d
macOS 13 Venturabranch ended––
macOS 12 Montereybranch ended––
macOS 11 Big Surbranch ended––
macOS 10 Catalinabranch ended––

Every Apple listing

Each release whose advisory lists CVE-2025-43520, with Apple's own notes.

Apple advisories listing CVE-2025-43520
ReleaseBranchReleasedEntry addedExploited note
iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1iOS 26no
iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1iPadOS 26no
macOS Sonoma 14.8.2macOS 14 Sonomano
macOS Sequoia 15.7.2macOS 15 Sequoiano
macOS Tahoe 26.1macOS 26 Tahoeno
iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2iOS 18no
iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2iPadOS 18no