CVE-2025-43531: apple ios and ipados Race Condition
CVSS: 3.1v3.1LowModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-43531DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43531
Published 17-12-2025Last modified 02-04-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-43531 is a low (CVSS 3.1) Race Condition vulnerability in apple ios and ipados. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
3.1/10
010
Low · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.45%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 20 · Related 6DLA-4414-1DSA-6083-1MGASA-2025-0331OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20065-1RHSA-2025:23663RHSA-2025:23700RHSA-2025:23967RHSA-2025:23968RHSA-2025:23969RHSA-2025:23970RHSA-2025:23971RHSA-2025:23972RHSA-2025:23973RHSA-2025:23974RHSA-2025:23975SUSE-SU-2025:4527-1SUSE-SU-2025:4528-1SUSE-SU-2026:0021-1SUSE-SU-2026:20102-1USN-7957-1
Timeline
- 17-12-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A race condition was addressed with improved state 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, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionLow 3.1Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated3.1LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated3.1LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- NVDNIST3.1LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.45%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
38%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.45% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.45%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Apple8 products
- ios and ipados< 18.7.3 | < 26.2
- ipados< 18.7.3
- iphone_os< 18.7.3 | ≥ 26.0, < 26.2
- macos< 26.2
- safari< 26.2
Ubuntu5 products
- qtwebkit-opensource-srcAll versions (No fix recorded)
- qtwebkit-sourceAll versions (No fix recorded)
- webkit2gtkAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.50.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | < 2.50.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | < 2.50.4-0ubuntu0.25.10.1
- webkitgtkAll versions (No fix recorded)
- wpewebkitAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- webkit2gtk< 2.50.4-1~deb12u1 | < 2.50.4-1~deb13u1 | < 2.50.4-1
- wpewebkitAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.50.4-1
3 vendors · 15 products
