CVE-2025-43229: XSS

Published Jul 29, 2025
·
Updated

Admin Framework. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

Other sources

afclip. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AMD. A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

— Apple

Credit

Sergei Glazunov(Google Project Zero), Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), Martin Bajanik(Fingerprint), Ammar Askar, Jaydev Ahire, Gilad Moav, Yehuda Afek, Anat Bremler-Barr, Amit Klein, Yuhao Hu, Yan Kang, Chenggang Wu, Xiaojie Wei, Syarif Muhammad Sajjad, shandikri(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Google V8 Security Team, Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13, Ziling Chen, HexRabbit@@h3xr4bb1t(DEVCORE Research Team), Ignacio Sanmillan@@ulexec, Clément Lecigne(Google's Threat Analysis Group), Vlad Stolyarov(Google's Threat Analysis Group), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), ABC Research s.r.o., Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), MRHAX, Aditya Rana, Google's Threat Analysis Group, Seo Hyun-gyu@@wh1te4ever(Xiaomi), Dora Orak(Xiaomi), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Xiaomi), XiLong Zhang@@Resery4(Xiaomi), noir@@ROIS, fmyy (@风沐云烟), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, an anonymous researcher, 2ourc3 | Salim Largo, Dawuge(Shuffle Team), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Gary Kwong(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2025-43226, Willey Lin, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Christian Kohlschütter, Brian Carpenter, Pyrophoria, Dora Orak, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Kirin@@Pwnrin, Minghao Lin, Jiaxun Zhu, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h(Kandji), an anonymous researcher(Loadshine Lab), Hikerell(Loadshine Lab), @@zlluny, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Yuebin Sun@@yuebinsun2020, Shang-De Jiang(CyCraft Technology), Kazma Ye(CyCraft Technology), Nikolai Skliarenko(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Keith Yeo@@kyeojy(Team Orca of Sea Security), CVE-2025-6965, Martti Hütt, Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), Ryan Dowd@@_rdowd

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.6
15.6
Apple Safari<18.6
18.6
Apple Safari<18.6
Apple macOS<15.6

Event History

Jul 29, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:29 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:29 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Jul 30, 2025
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-43229?

CVE-2025-43229 has a high severity rating due to path handling and memory handling issues.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-43229?

To fix CVE-2025-43229, update to the latest version of macOS Sequoia or Safari as recommended by Apple.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2025-43229?

CVE-2025-43229 affects macOS Sequoia versions prior to 15.6 and Safari versions prior to 18.6.

4

What types of issues does CVE-2025-43229 address?

CVE-2025-43229 addresses path handling, memory handling, and race condition issues.

5

Is CVE-2025-43229 a remote exploitation risk?

CVE-2025-43229 may pose a risk of remote exploitation if the affected software is not updated.

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