CVE-2025-43428

State: Published
Severity: 9.8 Critical
Published: Dec 17, 2025
Updated: Apr 2, 2026
Reserved: Apr 16, 2025

Description

A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	9.8 Critical	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Affected Products

Product	Versions
iOS and iPadOSApple	before 26.2Affected
macOSApple	before 26.2Affected
visionOSApple	before 26.2Affected

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125891

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