Security fix · CVE-2025-31266
A spoofing issue was addressed with improved truncation when displaying the fully qualified domain name.
Published Nov 21, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 2, 2026 · Apple macOS
Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-31266. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of Apple macOS is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- Medium4.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.24%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor Apple macOS 0 <15.5
A spoofing issue was addressed with improved truncation when displaying the fully qualified domain name. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5. A website may be able to spoof the domain name in the title of a pop-up window.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- vendor Apple macOS 0 <15.50 <15.5
How to fix CVE-2025-31266
Upgrade
CVE-2025-31266 lists a fix boundary at 15.5. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 0 <15.5
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-31266. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of Apple macOS is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Apple macOS 0 <15.5 0 <15.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.24%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 21, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
A spoofing issue was addressed with improved truncation when displaying the fully qualified domain name. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5. A website may be able to spoof the domain name in the title of a pop-up window.
Apr 2, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
A spoofing issue was addressed with improved truncation when displaying the fully qualified domain name. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5. A website may be able to spoof the domain name in the title of a pop-up window.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-31266
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-31266
30-day exploitation probability 0.24%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-198517
A spoofing issue was addressed with improved truncation when displaying the fully qualified domain name. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5. A website may be able to spoof the domain name in the title of a pop-up window.
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 27, 2026
- EUVDOct 26, 2026