CVE-2025-43531

Dec. 18, 2025, 7:24 p.m.

3.1
Low

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. 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 an unexpected process crash.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Apple
  • Safari
  • Ipados
  • Iphone Os
  • Macos
  • Tvos
  • Visionos
  • Watchos
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Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a apple safari / / / / / / / /
o apple ipados / / / / / / / /
o apple iphone_os / / / / / / / /
o apple iphone_os / / / / / / / /
o apple macos / / / / / / / /
o apple tvos / / / / / / / /
o apple visionos / / / / / / / /
o apple watchos / / / / / / / /

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125885
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125889
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125890
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125891
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125892

Tags

product-security@apple.com
2025-12-17
CVE-2025-43531

CVSS Score

3.1 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: LOW

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

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Timeline

Published: Dec. 17, 2025, 9:16 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 18, 2025, 7:24 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has had analysis completed and all data associations made.

More info

Source

product-security@apple.com

*Disclaimer: Some vulnerabilities do not have an associated CPE. To enhance the data, we use AI to infer CPEs based on CVE details. This is an automated process and might not always be accurate.