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Publication date: 2025-11-04

Last updated on: 2026-04-02

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A privacy issue was addressed by moving sensitive data. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. An app may be able to fingerprint the user.

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Published

2025-11-04

Last Modified

2026-04-02

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-04

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-43507

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	ipados	to 26.1 (exc)
apple	iphone_os	to 26.1 (exc)
apple	visionos	to 26.1 (exc)
apple	watchos	to 26.1 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-276	During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a privacy issue where an app may be able to fingerprint the user by accessing sensitive data. The issue was addressed by moving sensitive data to prevent this fingerprinting.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can impact you by allowing an app to uniquely identify or track you through fingerprinting, potentially compromising your privacy.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update your devices to watchOS 26.1, iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, or visionOS 26.1 where the issue is fixed.

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