CVE-2025-43209
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CVE-2025-43209 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, watchOS 11.6. EPSS estimates a 0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, watchOS 11.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Ipados | < 17.7.9 |
| Apple | Ipados | >= 18.0, < 18.6 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | < 18.6 |
| Apple | Macos | < 13.7.7 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 14.0, < 14.7.7 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 15.0, < 15.6 |
| Apple | Tvos | < 18.6 |
| Apple | Visionos | < 2.6 |
| Apple | Watchos | < 11.6 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124147Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124148Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124150Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124151Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124153Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124154Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124155Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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