macOS Sequoia 15.7.3: FaceTime Remote Control Reveals Password Fields
CVE-2025-43542 Published on December 12, 2025

This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, macOS Tahoe 26.2, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, visionOS 26.2. Password fields may be unintentionally revealed when remotely controlling a device over FaceTime.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-43542 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 have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

What is an Information Disclosure Vulnerability?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

CVE-2025-43542 has been classified to as an Information Disclosure vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-43542

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Affected Versions

Apple iOS and iPadOS: Apple iOS and iPadOS: Apple visionOS: Apple macOS: Apple macOS:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.03%
Percentile
9.80%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.