Vulnerability · NVD

CVE-2025-43534

CVE-2025-43534 : medium severity (CVSS 6.8). No tracked catalog app is linked to this CVE.

Severity (CVSS): 6.8
Exploitation: 0.2 %
Tracked apps: 0
Still exposed: 0

Published on 2026-03-25

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2. A user with physical access to an iOS device may be able to bypass Activation Lock.

Attack vector : Physical No privileges required No user interaction

Show raw CVSS vector

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

EPSS 0.21% exploit very unlikely percentile 9.7%

OS versions that fix this CVE

This CVE is resolved by the following OS security releases. Update the OS to at least the listed version.

iOS Fixed in 26.2 18.7.7
iPadOS Fixed in 26.2 18.7.7

View on NVD ↗ Advisory · support.apple.com

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