iPadOS/iOS Privacy Indicator Misdisplay before iOS 18.6
CVE-2025-43217 Published on July 30, 2025
The issue was addressed by adding additional logic. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.9, iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6. Privacy Indicators for microphone or camera access may not be correctly displayed.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-43217 can be exploited with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Privacy violation Vulnerability?
The product does not properly prevent a person's private, personal information from being accessed by actors who either (1) are not explicitly authorized to access the information or (2) do not have the implicit consent of the person about whom the information is collected.
CVE-2025-43217 has been classified to as a Privacy violation vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-43217
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Affected Versions
Apple iPadOS:- Version unspecified and below 17.7 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 18.6 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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