TI-2025-28203 Aliases CVE-2025-43502 GHSA-4v2x-jqm6-7wqw

Improper access control in Apple Safari

LOW 39CWE-284Published 2025-11-04 · Updated 2026-04-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.1, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, visionOS 26.1. An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00472 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Safari (Apple): 26.1iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 26.1+2 more products

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apple	Safari	before 26.1	26.1	Patch available	CNA
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	before 26.1	26.1	Patch available	CNA
Apple	macOS	before 26.1	26.1	Patch available	CNA
Apple	visionOS	before 26.1	26.1	Patch available	CNA

Safari VendorApple Affected before 26.1 Fixed in 26.1 Patch available CNA
iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 26.1 Fixed in 26.1 Patch available CNA
macOS VendorApple Affected before 26.1 Fixed in 26.1 Patch available CNA
visionOS VendorApple Affected before 26.1 Fixed in 26.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::	before 26.1	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::	before 26.1	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::	before 26.1	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos::::::::	before 26.1	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 26.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 26.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 26.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 26.1 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA Safari (Apple) Fixed in 26.1
Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 26.1
Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 26.1
Fix · CNA visionOS (Apple) Fixed in 26.1

Fixed in the same release

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

Release · 2025-11-04
Apple visionOS 26.1
43 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 39 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-28137 Memory corruption in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2025-28135 Memory corruption in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2025-28140 Authentication bypass in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 40
Show all 43 records →
Release · 2025-11-04
Apple macOS 26.1
31 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 28 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-28137 Memory corruption in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2025-28135 Memory corruption in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2025-28140 Authentication bypass in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 40
Show all 31 records →

Show 2 more groups

Release · 2025-11-04
Apple iOS and iPadOS 26.1
25 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 23 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-28140 Authentication bypass in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2025-28118 Improper access control in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2025-28182 Apple Safari: A malicious website may exfiltrate data cross-originPriority LOW 38
Show all 25 records →
Release · 2025-11-04
Apple Safari 26.1
21 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 19 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-28137 Memory corruption in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2025-28135 Memory corruption in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2025-28182 Apple Safari: A malicious website may exfiltrate data cross-originPriority LOW 38
Show all 21 records →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-43502
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4v2x-jqm6-7wqw

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125634

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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Sources

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