CVE-2025-43531 — Race Condition in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-362 — Race Condition16 documents9 sources
Severity
3.1LOWNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 69.29%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
8
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Safari+5 more
Timeline
PublishedDec 17
Latest updateJan 13

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.2, iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LExploitability: 1.6 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages13 packages

▶NVDapple/ipados< 18.7.3
▶CVEListV5apple/ios_and_ipados< 18.7.3+1
▶CVEListV5apple/tvos< 26.2
▶NVDapple/tvos< 26.2
▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 26.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
CVE-2025-43531: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling↗2025-12-17
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OSV
CVE-2025-43531: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling↗2025-12-17
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GHSA
GHSA-g838-wh9m-v2pq: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling↗2025-12-17
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CVEList
CVE-2025-43531: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling↗2025-12-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
WebKitGTK vulnerabilities↗2026-01-13
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Red Hat
webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash↗2025-12-17
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Apple
CVE-2025-43531: watchOS 26.2↗2025-12-12
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Apple
CVE-2025-43531: iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3↗2025-12-12
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Apple
CVE-2025-43531: visionOS 26.2↗2025-12-12
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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Wiz
CVE-2025-43531 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2025-43531 — Race Condition in Apple IOS AND Ipados | cvebase