3.1
LOW CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-43531
Apple WatchOS Safari Web Content Processing Crash
Description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. 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 an unexpected process crash.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 17, 2025, 9:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 17, 2025, 10:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-43531 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 LOW 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Update affected Apple operating systems and Safari to the latest versions.
  • Update watchOS to 26.2.
  • Update Safari to 26.2.
  • Update iOS and iPadOS to 18.7.3 or 26.2.
  • Update macOS Tahoe, visionOS, and tvOS to 26.2.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-43531 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-43531 vulnerability over time.

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.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Dec. 17, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 17, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. 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 an unexpected process crash.
    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
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 3.1
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