Vulnerability · Published Jul 29, 2025 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2025-43265
Medium 4.0
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds read 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 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.6, iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, watchOS 11.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose internal states of the app.
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-2025-43265 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.48.5-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5978-1 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.48.5-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43265 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.48.5-1~deb13u1 | DSA-5978-1 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.48.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43265 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43265 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43265 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.48.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43265 |
| 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-2025-43265 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43265 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.48.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-7702-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.48.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43265 |
| 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-2025-43265 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | webkit2gtk | 2.48.6-1ubuntu2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43265 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.48.6-1ubuntu2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43265 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43265 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124147
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124152
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124153
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124154
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124155
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00015.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Aug/0
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/37
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/35
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/32
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/30
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/02/1