Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free WebKit Vulnerability
CVE-2025-43529
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.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:8.76%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-416 ↗CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Safari | 0 < 26.2 (affected) |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | 0 < 18.7.3 (affected), 0 < 26.2 (affected) |
| Apple | macOS | 0 < 26.2 (affected) |
| Apple | tvOS | 0 < 26.2 (affected) |
| Apple | visionOS | 0 < 26.2 (affected) |
| Apple | watchOS | 0 < 26.2 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Apple Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2025-04-16T15:27:21 |
| Published | 2025-12-17T20:46:55 |
| Last Updated | 2026-09-21T16:46:54 |
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