CVE-2025-43280 (GCVE-0-2025-43280)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-15 20:00 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:09
VLAI
Summary
The issue was resolved by not loading remote images. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6. Forwarding an email could display remote images in Mail in Lockdown Mode.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • Forwarding an email could display remote images in Mail in Lockdown Mode
  • CWE-940 - Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: 0 , < 18.6 (custom)
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