CVE-2025-43529

8.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: December 17, 2025 Modified: December 18, 2025

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884
Source: product-security@apple.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125885
Source: product-security@apple.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886
Source: product-security@apple.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125889
Source: product-security@apple.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125890
Source: product-security@apple.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125891
Source: product-security@apple.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125892
Source: product-security@apple.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-43529
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
24th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2026-01-05

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

apple