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Incorrect Authorization

CVE-2025-43459

Severity Medium
Score 4.6/10

Summary

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.1. An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch may be able to view Live Voicemail.

  • LOW
  • PHYSICAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Authorization is a security mechanism performed by an application to grant or deny access to the requested resources by verifying the privileges of the user. When an application lacks effective authorization mechanisms, it enables unauthorized users to gain unintended privileges and illegitimate access to resources. Such a vulnerability may result in exposure of sensitive information, denial of service, arbitrary code execution, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published