CVE-2025-43536

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.2, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, Safari 26.2, iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125885	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125892	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

18 Dec 2025, 19:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Apple iphone Os Apple safari Apple ipados Apple Apple macos
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/125885 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/125885 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/125892 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/125892 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

17 Dec 2025, 21:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-12-17 21:16

Updated : 2025-12-18 19:35

NVD link : CVE-2025-43536

Mitre link : CVE-2025-43536

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-43536

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

safari
iphone_os
ipados
macos

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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