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Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.2, Safari 26.2, iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2, tvOS 26.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26. CVE-2025-14174 was also issued in response to this report.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-04-16 | Published 2025-12-17 | Updated 2025-12-18 | Assigner apple

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date added 2025-12-15 | Due date 2026-01-05

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Problem types

Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26. CVE-2025-14174 was also issued in response to this report.

Product status

Any version before 18.7
affected

Any version before 26.2
affected

Any version before 26.2
affected

Any version before 26.2
affected

Any version before 26.2
affected

Any version before 26.2
affected

Any version before 26.2
affected

References

www.cisa.gov/...erabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-43529 government-resource

support.apple.com/en-us/125885

support.apple.com/en-us/125889

support.apple.com/en-us/125892

support.apple.com/en-us/125884

support.apple.com/en-us/125891

support.apple.com/en-us/125886

support.apple.com/en-us/125890

cve.org (CVE-2025-43529)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-43529)

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