CVE-2025-43529
Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free WebKit Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.2, Safari 26.2, iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2, tvOS 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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 17, 2025, 9:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 17, 2025, 9:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
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Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and other Apple products contain a use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/125892 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/125885 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/125889 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43529
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-43529
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
Solution
- Update watchOS to version 26.2.
- Update Safari to version 26.2.
- Update iOS to version 18.7.3 or 26.2.
- Update iPadOS to version 18.7.3 or 26.2.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-43529 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-43529
weaknesses.
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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 17, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.2, Safari 26.2, iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2, tvOS 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. Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/125885 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/125889 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/125890 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/125891 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/125892 -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Dec. 17, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-416 Added Reference https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-43529