CVE-2025-43529
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. 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 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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 8.76%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 95
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
CISA KEV — explotada activamente
- Añadida al catálogo: 15/12/2025
- Plazo de remediación: 5/1/2026
- Uso conocido en ransomware: Unknown
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1203Exploitation for Client Executionexecution85 % - Impacto principal
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution90 %
Use-after-free en Safari/iOS explotable mediante contenido web malicioso con UI:R, causando ejecución de código arbitraria en cliente.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (7)
CWE
- CWE-416
Referencias
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125885
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125889
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125890
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125891
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125892
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-43529
JSON original (NVD)
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