Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. A malicious application may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-12-12T20:56:25.542Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-02T18:11:45.764Z

Source :

apple
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-43520 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Apple
  • Ios
  • Ipad Os
  • Ipados
  • Iphone Os
  • Macos
  • Macos Sequoia
  • Macos Sonoma
  • Macos Tahoe
  • Tvos
  • Visionos
  • Watchos
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-43520.

URL Resource
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/darksword-ios-exploit-chain/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125632 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125633 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125634 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125635 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125636 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125637 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125638 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125639 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-43520 cve-icon cve-icon
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