CVE-2025-43216 (GCVE-0-2025-43216)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-29 23:36 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:25
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Summary
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.6, iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Sequoia 15.6, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, watchOS 11.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash
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