CVE-2025-43422

Physical disabling of Stolen Device Protection

Published Nov 4, 2025 · Updated Nov 4, 2025

Authentication bypass in Apple iOS and iPadOS before 26.1 allows physically proximate attackers to disable Stolen Device Protection. Apple has not disclosed the decision path or missing validation that permits the protection setting to be disabled. Physical possession of an affected iPhone is required; the reported consequence is loss of the theft-protection control, not data access or code execution.

CVSS severity4.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in Apple iOS and iPadOS before 26.1 allows physically proximate attackers to disable Stolen Device Protection. Apple has not disclosed the decision path or missing validation that permits the protection setting to be disabled. Physical possession of an affected iPhone is required; the reported consequence is loss of the theft-protection control, not data access or code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-43422
Published
Nov 4, 2025
Updated
Nov 4, 2025
Vendor
Apple
Product
iOS and iPadOS
Classifications
CWE-288
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 4, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <26.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorphysical
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · iOS and iPadOSversion=unspecified <26.1

Published CVSS scores

4.6CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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)
Vectorphysical
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-288CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

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