Safari <18.6 Origin Association Issue (macOS Sequoia 15.6+)
CVE-2025-43240 Published on July 30, 2025

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, Safari 18. 6. A download's origin may be incorrectly associated.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-43240 is exploitable with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

The software does not properly anticipate or handle exceptional conditions that rarely occur during normal operation of the software.


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Affected Versions

Apple Safari: Apple macOS:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.03%
Percentile
8.07%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.