CVE-2025-43240 (GCVE-0-2025-43240)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-29 23:29 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:24
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Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6. A download's origin may be incorrectly associated.
Severity ?
6.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • A download's origin may be incorrectly associated
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple Safari Affected: 0 , < 18.6 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 15.6 (custom)
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