CVE-2025-43229 Cross-site scripting in Safari
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other websites via malicious web content, affecting Safari and macOS users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-43229?
CVE-2025-43229 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 29 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43229?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Macos, Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43229?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-43229 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43229 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-95cp-j893-h7c8.