Physical disclosure of Lock Screen notifications
Published Nov 4, 2025 · Updated Nov 4, 2025
Information disclosure in Apple iOS and iPadOS before 26 allows physically proximate attackers to view Lock Screen notification contents. Apple identifies a logic issue in the Notifications component but has not disclosed which Lock Screen check fails or how it mishandles state. Physical possession of a locked device is required; the reported consequence is limited to reading notification contents.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Apple iOS and iPadOS before 26 allows physically proximate attackers to view Lock Screen notification contents. Apple identifies a logic issue in the Notifications component but has not disclosed which Lock Screen check fails or how it mishandles state. Physical possession of a locked device is required; the reported consequence is limited to reading notification contents.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-43309
- Published
- Nov 4, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 4, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- CWE-284
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 4, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <26
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