Vulnerability · Published Jul 29, 2025 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2025-43228

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The issue was addressed with improved UI. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.6, iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6. Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12webkit2gtk2.48.5-1~deb12u1DSA-5978-1
Debian:12webkit2gtk2.48.5-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43228
Debian:13webkit2gtk2.48.5-1~deb13u1DSA-5978-1
Debian:13webkit2gtk2.48.5-1~deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43228
Debian:14webkit2gtk2.48.5-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43228
Debian:12wpewebkitno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-43228
Debian:13wpewebkitno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-43228
Debian:14wpewebkit2.48.5-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43228
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSqtwebkit-opensource-srcno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-43228
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSqtwebkit-opensource-srcno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-43228
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSwebkit2gtk2.48.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-7702-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSwebkit2gtk2.48.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43228
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSwebkit2gtk2.48.5-0ubuntu0.24.04.1USN-7702-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSwebkit2gtk2.48.5-0ubuntu0.24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43228
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSwpewebkitno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-43228

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple Safari 0 – before 18.6
Apple iOS and iPadOS 0 – before 18.6

Weakness: CWE-451 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References