CVE-2025-43529 KEV
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 8.8% (pctl 95)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-01-05.
Description
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.2, iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26. CVE-2025-14174 was also issued in response to this report.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 8.76% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2026-01-05 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2025-12-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free WebKit Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2025-12-15 |
| Due | 2026-01-05 |
| Vendor / product | Apple / Multiple Products |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (7)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | ipados |
| apple | iphone os |
| apple | macos |
| apple | safari |
| apple | tvos |
| apple | visionos |
| apple | watchos |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125885
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125889
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125890
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125891
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125892
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-43529
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