CVE-2025-43529
Confirmed PUBLISHEDA 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...
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Recommended Action
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At a Glance
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.
- CVE Published
- Dec 17, 2025
- Exploitation Reported
- Jun 01, 2026
- CVSS
- 8.8 High
- EPSS
- 8.4%
Affected Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple |
Safari
|
0 to < 26.2 |
Affected |
| Apple |
iOS and iPadOS
|
0 to < 18.7.3 |
Affected |
| Apple |
iOS and iPadOS
|
0 to < 26.2 |
Affected |
| Apple |
macOS
|
0 to < 26.2 |
Affected |
| Apple |
tvOS
|
0 to < 26.2 |
Affected |
| Apple |
visionOS
|
0 to < 26.2 |
Affected |
| Apple |
watchOS
|
0 to < 26.2 |
Affected |
CVE References
- support.apple.com/en-us/125884 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884
- support.apple.com/en-us/125885 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/125885
- support.apple.com/en-us/125886 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886
- support.apple.com/en-us/125889 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/125889
- support.apple.com/en-us/125890 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/125890
Show 2 more references
- support.apple.com/en-us/125891 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/125891
- support.apple.com/en-us/125892 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/125892
Recommended Actions
- Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
- Use the Pro API to automate enrichment, telemetry, and workflow delivery for VM, SOC, and CTI pipelines.
Known Exploited Vulnerability Sources
Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEVIntel Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CVE First | 2026-06-01 10:46 UTC |
| CISA | 2026-06-02 14:04 UTC |
No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
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Virtual Patch
Compensating WAF rules to help reduce exposure to this CVE. Rule content and deployable vendor exports are available with KEVIntel Enterprise.
KEVIntel does not currently have a virtual patch for this CVE. When available, KEVIntel virtual patches ship as deployable ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF rules.
Enterprise feature. Virtual patch rule content and deployable vendor exports (ModSecurity, Cloudflare, AWS WAF) are available to KEVIntel Enterprise users.
CVSS Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Status
Exploited in the wild
Recorded 2026-06-01 10:46:30 UTC · CVE
Weaknesses (CWE)
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Use After Free
Timeline
Key exploitation, disclosure, scanner coverage, and KEV attestation events for this CVE.
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14:04 UTC about 2 months ago14:04 UTC · about 2 months ago
Added to CISA KEV
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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10:46 UTC about 2 months ago10:46 UTC · about 2 months ago
Added to KEVIntel KEV Feed
High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
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20:46 UTC 7 months ago20:46 UTC · 7 months ago
CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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15:27 UTC over 1 year ago15:27 UTC · over 1 year ago
CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Automate This Intelligence with the Pro API
Confidence scoring, exploit status, sensor telemetry, PoCs, scanner integrations, mentions, and tags are available programmatically for VM, SOC, and CTI workflows.
Pro API Example
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2025-43529
{
"cve_id": "CVE-2025-43529",
"title": "A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This is...",
"affected_vendor": "Apple",
"affected_product": "Safari, iOS and iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS",
"affected_versions": [
{ "vendor": "...", "product": "...", "status": "affected", "display_label": "..." }
],
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 8.8,
"epss_score": 0.08439,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "...": "Pro API fields" },
"proof_of_concepts": [ "..." ],
"scanner_integrations": [ "..." ]
}