CVE-2025-43510: Apple Multiple Products Improper Locking Vulnerability

Apple watchOS, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, and tvOS contain an improper locking vulnerability that could allow a malicious application to cause unexpected changes in memory shared between processes.

VendorApple
ProductMultiple Products
Date added to KEV2026-03-20
Due date (BOD 22-01)2026-04-03
Known ransomware campaign useUnknown
CWECWE-667
Required actionApply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What to do

  1. Identify every instance of Apple Multiple Products in your environment (asset inventory, EDR, vulnerability scanner).
  2. Apply CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
  3. Federal civilian agencies must act by 2026-04-03 under BOD 22-01; other organizations can use the same date as a target.
  4. Check the vendor advisory and NVD entry linked below for affected versions, then record the fix in your change log.

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Sources

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