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CVE-2025-43200 · EUVD no mirror located · GCVE no mirror located Verified 2026-06-22

Apple Multiple Products vulnerability

Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS contain an unspecified vulnerability in maliciously crafted photo or video processing via iCloud Link sharing.

Verdict

Today item — known-exploited.

An unspecified vulnerability in media processing affects multiple Apple platforms when users access malicious photos or videos shared through iCloud Links. Active exploitation in the wild indicates immediate risk to users who interact with untrusted shared media.

CISA KEV Yes · 2025-06-163EPSS 0.01009 (verify live)4
01

Is it exploitable?

— the evidence, ranked above the score
Reported exploitation
5 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-06-16).
CISA KEV ↗Confirmed
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.01009 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Apple, Multiple Products. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
NVD ↗Reported
02

Who’s exploiting it?

— attribution turns risk into urgency
Attribution not established

No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.

03

Why it matters

— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board
1

Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1

Attacker
I craft a malicious photo or video and share it via iCloud Link to target users.
Business
Users across Apple's ecosystem face potential compromise through a common sharing mechanism.
2

Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2

Attacker
I exploit the unspecified vulnerability when the target's device processes the media file.
Business
Device security is compromised, exposing user data and system integrity across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS platforms.
04

What to do

— defensible action
  • Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
05

Coverage & confidence

— what we know, and what we don’t

Established (cited)

  • KEV listing (CISA)
  • EPSS probability (FIRST)
  • 5 reported-exploitation source(s)
  • Catalogued by apple (CNA)
  • Coverage gaps — stated, not hidden

  • No EUVD / GCVE mirror in feed — single-authority dependency for the identifier.
  • EPSS & exposure are time-varying; verify live at the source.
  • Threat-actor attribution not established from feed data — absence of a name is not absence of compromise.
  • No finder/reporter credit recorded in the public CVE entry — the work behind this find is unattributed.
  • Disclosure & credit2
    Catalogued by appleCNA
    Credited with finding itNo finder named in the public CVE record — the work behind this find is unattributed.