# 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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2025-43529
- CVSS: 8.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2025-12-15; CISA due date 2026-01-05
- EPSS: 25.65%
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 7 GitHub proofs of concept (first 2026-01-05)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-12-18)
- Weakness: CWE-416
- Published: 2025-12-17

## Affected versions

- Apple iOS and iPadOS: affected < 18.7.3; < 26.2
- Apple macOS: affected < 26.2
- Apple Safari: affected < 26.2
- Apple tvOS: affected < 26.2
- Apple visionOS: affected < 26.2
- Apple watchOS: affected < 26.2

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884
- [other] https://support.apple.com/en-us/125885
- [other] https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886
- [other] https://support.apple.com/en-us/125889
- [other] https://support.apple.com/en-us/125890
- [other] https://support.apple.com/en-us/125891
- [other] https://support.apple.com/en-us/125892
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-43529

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