CVE-2025-43541: apple ios and ipados Type Confusion
CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-43541DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43541
Published 17-12-2025Last modified 02-04-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-43541 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Type Confusion vulnerability in apple ios and ipados. EPSS estimates a 34.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
34.14%
0%100%
High · 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 19 · Related 6Timeline
- 17-12-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A type confusion issue 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, visionOS 26.2. 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:LSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- 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
34.14%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 34.14% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score34.14%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Apple6 products
- ios and ipados< 18.7.3 | < 26.2
- ipados< 18.7.3 | ≥ 26.0, < 26.2
- 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 · 13 products
