CVE-2025-43518

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

Publication date:

12/12/2025

Last modified:

17/12/2025

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.3, macOS Tahoe 26.2, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3. An app may be able to inappropriately access files through the spellcheck API.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 3.30 LOW
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None