Description
This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2. Password fields may be unintentionally revealed when remotely controlling a device over FaceTime.
Published: 2025-12-12
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Password Disclosure via FaceTime Remote Control
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

This vulnerability allows a remote controller to unintentionally reveal password fields during a FaceTime session. The weakness is an information exposure flaw (CWE-200), enabling an attacker to harvest credentials by watching the remote user’s screen while they are entering sensitive data.

Affected Systems

Apple iOS 18.7.3, iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2 are affected; any device running these operating systems could leak passwords when remotely controlled over FaceTime.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.5 indicates high severity for information disclosure. The EPSS score is below 1%, suggesting a very low likelihood of public exploitation at present, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV. The attack vector is inferred to be an authorized remote connection via FaceTime; the attacker mounts a remote session and watches the compromised device’s screen to capture passwords that are input but not masked properly.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 20:37 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update all affected Apple operating systems to the patched releases specified in the Apple support documents.
  • Disable the FaceTime Remote Control feature on the device until the patch is applied or until the feature can be restricted to trusted contacts only.
  • Avoid entering or displaying password fields while a device is being remotely controlled; consider alternative authentication methods that do not rely on on‑screen input during remote sessions.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 20:37 UTC.

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History

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Title Password Field Disclosure via Remote FaceTime Control

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, macOS Tahoe 26.2, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, visionOS 26.2. Password fields may be unintentionally revealed when remotely controlling a device over FaceTime. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2. Password fields may be unintentionally revealed when remotely controlling a device over FaceTime.

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.3. Password fields may be unintentionally revealed when remotely controlling a device over FaceTime. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, macOS Tahoe 26.2, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, visionOS 26.2. Password fields may be unintentionally revealed when remotely controlling a device over FaceTime.
References

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 14 Dec 2025 21:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Apple macos Sequoia
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Apple macos Sequoia

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.3. Password fields may be unintentionally revealed when remotely controlling a device over FaceTime.
References

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Apple Macos Macos Sequoia
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-02T18:23:41.143Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T15:27:21.199Z

Link: CVE-2025-43542

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-16T14:39:45.676Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-12-12T21:15:57.677

Modified: 2026-04-02T19:21:02.200

Link: CVE-2025-43542

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-22T20:45:27Z

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