CVE-2025-43217

Camera and microphone access without privacy indicators

Published Jul 29, 2025 · Updated Apr 2, 2026

Privacy indicator failure in Apple iOS and iPadOS allows local users to access a camera or microphone without a correct on-screen alert. The Accessibility component fails to display the camera or microphone privacy indicator correctly, but Apple has not disclosed the faulty operation beyond stating that additional logic was required. Local execution with no privileges or user interaction is sufficient; affected releases are before 18.6, plus iPadOS before 17.7.9, and the documented consequence is loss of the visual privacy cue.

CVSS severity4.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privacy indicator failure in Apple iOS and iPadOS allows local users to access a camera or microphone without a correct on-screen alert. The Accessibility component fails to display the camera or microphone privacy indicator correctly, but Apple has not disclosed the faulty operation beyond stating that additional logic was required. Local execution with no privileges or user interaction is sufficient; affected releases are before 18.6, plus iPadOS before 17.7.9, and the documented consequence is loss of the visual privacy cue.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-43217
Published
Jul 29, 2025
Updated
Apr 2, 2026
Vendor
Apple
Product
iOS and iPadOS
Classifications
CWE-359
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 29, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <18.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · iOS and iPadOSversion=0 <18.6
Apple · iPadOSversion=0 <17.7.9

Published CVSS scores

4.0CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-359Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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