CVE-2025-43450
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1. An app may be able to learn information about the current camera view before being granted camera access.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is an information disclosure vulnerability in iOS/iPadOS where a logic flaw allowed an application to learn information about the current camera view before being granted proper camera access permissions. The vulnerability was addressed with improved checks to enforce permission boundaries before allowing any camera view information to be accessible.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 26.1< 26.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check iOS version on iPhoneGo to Settings > General > About > Software Version to see the installed iOS versionAffected if The version displayed is less than 18.7.2 or less than 26.1 (if available in your region)
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Check iPadOS version on iPadGo to Settings > General > About > Software Version to see the installed iPadOS versionAffected if The version displayed is less than 18.7.2 or less than 26.1 (if available in your region)
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Verify via iTunes or Finder (Windows/Mac)Connect the device to a computer with iTunes (Windows or older macOS) or Finder (macOS Catalina+), select the device, and view the software version in the summary pageAffected if The version shown is less than 18.7.2 or less than 26.1
Your device is affected if it runs iOS or iPadOS version 18.7.1 or earlier, or any version below 26.1 if that version is available for your device model in your region.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped26.1
Update affected iOS/iPadOS devices to version 18.7.2 or 26.1 (or later) to apply the fixed logic that enforces camera permission checks before allowing access to camera view information.
iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2
- Check current iOS/iPadOS version by going to Settings > General > About
- If version is below iOS 18.7.2 or iPadOS 18.7.2, back up your device
- Install the update by going to Settings > General > Software Update
- Download and install iOS 18.7.2 or iPadOS 18.7.2
- Restart the device if prompted to complete the installation
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-43450 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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