CVE-2025-43536 (GCVE-0-2025-43536)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-17 20:46 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:12
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Summary
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. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE
  • Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
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Apple Safari Affected: 0 , < 26.2 (custom)
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Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: 0 , < 18.7.3 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 26.2 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 26.2 (custom)
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