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Lock Screen Restricted Content Exposure in iOS/iPadOS

IdentifiersCVE-2025-43350CWE-284

CVE-2025-43350 is a permissions issue in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could allow restricted content to be viewed from the lock screen. Apple states the issue was addressed with additional restrictions and fixed in iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1. Based on the available advisory text, the flaw is a lock-screen access control failure in which content intended to remain inaccessible while the device is locked may be exposed without proper authorization.

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ANALYST BRIEF

Impact, mitigation & remediation

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Impact

What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.

Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to view restricted content from the lock screen, resulting in unauthorized disclosure of information that should remain protected until the device is unlocked. The available information indicates an information exposure/privacy impact; there is no evidence in the provided content of code execution, privilege escalation, or persistence.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

Until patching is completed, reduce opportunities for lock-screen data exposure by minimizing lock-screen accessible content and features, enforcing strong device access controls, and maintaining physical control of devices. Specific temporary mitigations beyond vendor patching are not provided in the available content.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade affected devices to iOS 26.1 or iPadOS 26.1, where Apple fixed the issue by adding additional restrictions. Apply the vendor security update across supported iPhone and iPad models identified in the advisory.
PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

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No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.

EXPOSURE SURFACE

Affected products & vendors

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VendorProductType
AppleIpadosoperating_system
AppleIphone Osoperating_system

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

3 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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Threat actor evidence

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Associated malware

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Detection signatures

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Vendor-by-vendor mapping

Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.

Social activity2

Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.

EXTERNAL REFERENCES
MITRE CVE
cve.org · CVE-2025-43350
NVD
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43350
MITRE CWE · CWE-284
cwe.mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/125632