CVE-2025-43240 Other in Safari
An attacker can exploit a logic flaw to incorrectly associate a download's origin, potentially bypassing security checks in Safari and macOS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-43240?
CVE-2025-43240 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 29 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6. A download's origin may be incorrectly associated.
Weakness: CWE-703
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43240?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Macos, Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2025-43240?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2025-43240 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43240 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43240, GHSA-2c58-jp5q-q38f, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43240.