VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2025-43526
This issue was addressed with improved URL validation.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.53%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
This issue was addressed with improved URL validation. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2. On a Mac with Lockdown Mode enabled, web content opened via a file URL may be able to use Web APIs that should be restricted.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.53% probability · 43th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-601
- Affected
- apple/safari · apple/macos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/125892Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.