Vulnerability · Published Nov 4, 2025 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2025-43480
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-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 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.1, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, visionOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1. A malicious website may exfiltrate data cross-origin.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.46.3-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:9636 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.50.3-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:22789 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.50.3-1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:22790 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.46.3-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:9636 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.50.3-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:22789 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.50.3-1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:22790 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.50.3-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:22789 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.46.3-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:9636 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.50.3-1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:22790 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.50.3-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:22789 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.46.3-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:9636 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.50.3-1.el9_7 | ALSA-2025:22790 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.46.0-2~deb12u1 | DSA-5792-1 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.46.0-2~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43480 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.46.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43480 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.46.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43480 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43480 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.46.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43480 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.46.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43480 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 0:2.50.3-1.el8_10 | RLSA-2025:22789 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 0:2.50.3-1.el9_7 | RLSA-2025:22790 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43480 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43480 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43480 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.46.1-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43480 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43480 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-942 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N