Vulnerability · Published Jul 29, 2025 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2025-43240
Medium 6.2
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.48.5-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:13780 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.48.5-1.el9_6 | ALSA-2025:13782 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.48.5-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:13780 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.48.5-1.el9_6 | ALSA-2025:13782 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.48.5-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:13780 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.48.5-1.el9_6 | ALSA-2025:13782 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.48.5-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:13780 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.48.5-1.el9_6 | ALSA-2025:13782 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.48.5-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43240 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.48.5-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5978-1 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.48.5-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43240 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.48.5-1~deb13u1 | DSA-5978-1 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.48.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43240 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43240 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43240 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.48.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43240 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 0:2.48.5-1.el8_10 | RLSA-2025:13780 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 0:2.48.5-1.el9_6 | RLSA-2025:13782 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43240 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43240 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.48.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43240 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.48.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-7702-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.48.5-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | USN-7702-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.48.5-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43240 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43240 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-703 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N