CVE-2025-43520 — Apple Multiple Products: Apple Multiple Products Classic Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CVE-2025-43520 — Apple Multiple Products: Apple Multiple Products Classic Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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CVE-2025-43520 — Apple watchOS, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, and tvOS contain a classic buffer overflow vulnerability which could allow a malicious application to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125632 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/125633 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/125634 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/125635 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/125636 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/125637 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/125638 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/125639 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43520

What This Means For You

  • CISA has confirmed active exploitation — immediate patching required.
  • Added to CISA KEV catalog — federal agencies must remediate by 2026-04-03.

Indicators of Compromise

IDTypeIndicator
CVE-2025-43520 Buffer Overflow Apple watchOS, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, and tvOS. Vulnerability could allow a malicious application to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
Source & Attribution
Source PlatformCISA
ChannelCISA KEV
Channel IDcisa-kev
Message ID202543520
PublishedMarch 20, 2026 at 14:00 UTC
Original Linkhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/125632 ; https://support....

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