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CVE-2025-43228 (GCVE-0-2025-43228)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-29 23:35 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:16
VLAI
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved UI. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.6, iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6. Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-30 13:24 UTC
CWE
  • Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing
  • CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple Safari Affected: 0 , < 18.6 (custom)
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Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: 0 , < 18.6 (custom)
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