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CVE-2025-43436

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Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2025-11-04 02:15:49.467000
Last modified
2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000
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