CVE-2025-43537

State: Published
Severity: 3.5 Low
Published: Feb 11, 2026
Updated: Apr 2, 2026
Reserved: Apr 16, 2025

Description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2. Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	3.5 Low	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
iOS and iPadOSApple	before 18.7.5Affected before 26.2Affected

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126347

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