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TI-2025-27940 Aliases CVE-2025-43228GHSA-wjrj-j5jq-gmmx

Apple Safari: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing

Priority LOW 22CWE-451Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-451.

Summary

The issue was addressed with improved UI. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.6, iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6. Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00926 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Safari (Apple): 18.6iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 18.6Red Hat: 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AppleSafaribefore 18.618.6Patch availableCNA
AppleiOS and iPadOSbefore 18.618.6Patch availableCNA
  • Safari VendorApple Affected before 18.6 Fixed in 18.6 Patch available CNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 18.6 Fixed in 18.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.6VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.6VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.6VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.6 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Safari (Apple) Fixed in 18.6
  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 18.6

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple iOS and iPadOS 18.6

    24 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 9 MEDIUM, 14 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-22512 Memory corruption in Apple SafariPriority CRITICAL 97
    • TI-2025-27946 Improper input validation in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
    • TI-2025-27921 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
  • Release ·

    Apple Safari 18.6

    14 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 3 MEDIUM, 10 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-22512 Memory corruption in Apple SafariPriority CRITICAL 97
    • TI-2025-22513 Memory corruption in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 43
    • TI-2025-22509 Memory corruption in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 42

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-43228
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wjrj-j5jq-gmmx

References

  • TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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