CVE-2025-43438: apple ios and ipados Use After Free
CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-43438DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43438
Published 04-11-2025Last modified 14-08-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-43438 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Use After Free vulnerability in apple ios and ipados. EPSS estimates a 1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
1.11%
0%100%
Low · +0.07 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 16 · Related 5Timeline
- 04-11-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.1, iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionMedium 4.3Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LSources4 sources · 4.3–8.8
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
1.11%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
65%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.07 pp
From 1.04% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.11%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu5 products
- qtwebkit-opensource-srcAll versions (No fix recorded)
- qtwebkit-sourceAll versions (No fix recorded)
- webkit2gtkAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.50.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 | < 2.50.2-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 | < 2.50.2-0ubuntu0.25.10.2
- webkitgtkAll versions (No fix recorded)
- wpewebkitAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- webkit2gtk< 2.50.2-1~deb12u1 | < 2.50.2-1~deb13u1 | < 2.50.2-1
- wpewebkitAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.50.2-1
3 vendors · 14 products
