Apple Photos Hidden Album View Without Auth Fixed in 26.2
CVE-2025-43428 Published on December 17, 2025
A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in visionOS 26.2, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-43428 is exploitable with network 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 be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
The software does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-43428
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Affected Versions
Apple iOS and iPadOS:- Version unspecified and below 26.2 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 26.2 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 26.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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