CVE-2025-43511

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-12-12 · updated 2026-10-07
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.2, iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Affected products

Apple iPadOS: before 18.7.2 — fixed in 18.7.2
Apple Iphone Os: before 18.7.2 — fixed in 18.7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 18.7.2; Apple Iphone Os 18.7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125633
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125890
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125891
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125892
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10702
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11329
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11814
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13845
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14659
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16056

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