Security features bypass in Apple Safari - CVE-2025-43502

 

Security features bypass in Apple Safari - CVE-2025-43502

Published: November 4, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU118047
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43502
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to bypass certain Privacy preferences.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in Safari. A local application can bypass certain Privacy preferences.


Affected software

Apple Safari
visionOS
macOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS

How to mitigate CVE-2025-43502

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apple Safari - update to 26.1
visionOS - update to 26.1
macOS - update to 26.1 25B78
iPadOS - update to 26.1 23B85
Apple iOS - update to 26.1 23B85

External References

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