Apple Safari Use-After-Free Crash in v26
CVE-2025-43368 Published on September 15, 2025
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26, iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-43368 is exploitable with network access, requires 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 no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2025-43368 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
Apple iOS and iPadOS:- Version unspecified and below 26 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 26 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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