This document describes the security content of iOS 18.7 and iPadOS 18.7.
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Released September 15, 2025
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory
Description: An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2025-43346: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2025-43349: @zlluny working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2025-43302: Keisuke Hosoda
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: A UDP server socket bound to a local interface may become bound to all interfaces
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2025-43359: Viktor Oreshkin
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An app may be able to monitor keystrokes without user permission
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-43362: Philipp Baldauf
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2025-43299: Nathaniel Oh (@calysteon)
CVE-2025-43295: Nathaniel Oh (@calysteon)
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-43355: Dawuge of Shuffle Team
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An attacker with physical access to an unlocked device may be able to view an image in the most recently viewed locked note
Description: The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.
CVE-2025-43203: Tom Brzezinski
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.
CVE-2025-43358: 정답이 아닌 해답
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: A website may be able to access sensor information without user consent
Description: The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.
WebKit Bugzilla: 296153
CVE-2025-43356: Jaydev Ahire
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Description: A correctness issue was addressed with improved checks.
WebKit Bugzilla: 296042
CVE-2025-43342: an anonymous researcher
We would like to acknowledge Wang Yu of Cyberserval for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge Nathaniel Oh (@calysteon) for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge Nathaniel Oh (@calysteon) for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge Pyrophoria and Ethan Day, kado for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Kandji, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog), an anonymous researcher for their assistance.