Vulnerabilities

Security fix · CVE-2025-43501

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Published Dec 17, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 2, 2026 · Apple Safari

Last checked Oct 30, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2025-43501 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 77.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Apple Safari.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium4.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
77.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Apple Safari 0 <26.2

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. 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, visionOS 26.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Apple Safari 0 <26.20 <26.2

How to fix CVE-2025-43501

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2025-43501 lists a fix boundary at 26.2. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 0 <26.2

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-43501 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 77.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Apple Safari.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Apple Safari 0 <26.2 0 <26.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 77.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 17, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. 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, visionOS 26.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

  2. Apr 2, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. 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, visionOS 26.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Sources

  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-203974

    A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. 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, visionOS 26.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Apr 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • EUVDOct 30, 2026