Apple Safari Type Confusion Crash (pre-26.2)
CVE-2025-43541 Published on December 17, 2025
A type confusion issue 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, visionOS 26.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-43541 can be exploited 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 an Object Type Confusion Vulnerability?
The program allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.
CVE-2025-43541 has been classified to as an Object Type Confusion vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
Apple iOS and iPadOS:- Version unspecified and below 18.7 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 26.2 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 26.2 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 26.2 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 26.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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