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CVE-2025-43500

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Description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of user preferences. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2025-11-04 02:15:53.073000
Last modified
2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000
View original CVE JSON
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