CVE 8.8 HIGH

CVE-2025-43529_CVE-2025-43529

8.8 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

AI Analysis

Use-after-free issue allowing arbitrary code execution

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-43529
Source apple
Published Dec 17, 2025 at 20:46
Modified Dec 17, 2025 at 21:06

Affected Product

Vendor Apple
Product iOS and iPadOS
Version unspecified
Affected Versions Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified
Apple tvOS unspecified
Apple Safari unspecified
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified
Apple visionOS unspecified
Apple macOS unspecified
Apple watchOS unspecified

CWE Classification

AI Assessment

AI Score 8.8 / 10
AI Severity High
Vendor Apple
Product Safari, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS, macOS
Version before iOS 26, before iPadOS 26, before watchOS 26.2, before tvOS 26.2, before visionOS 26.2, before macOS Tahoe 26.2, before Safari 26.2

References

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