No. Worst case scenario is the attacker gains control of the device. 

Processing a malicious image file may result in memory corruption, worst case scenario the device will then crash, right?

blogclif

petertodd

Doesn't mention whether `lockdown mode` mitigates. Not in the CVE, not in the release notes. And this touches macOS as well.

optimism

Such disclosures give a very pessimistic view on the current state of technology.

Why is security so hard?

asterisk32

Patch is what apple has been hounding you about the past few days

Interesting hopefully a patch comes soon 

BlokchainB

https://xcancel.com/CookerFlips/status/1958973617708179929

nitter

security

Apparently just *viewing* an image is enough to trigger the exploit.  

https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/apple-patches-cve-2025-43300-zero-day.html

[Reportedly this was used to gain access and drain the hot wallets of some high net worth individuals.](https://x.com/CookerFlips/status/1958973617708179929)

Apple bug: [CVE-2025-43300](https://support.apple.com/en-us/124925)

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