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macOS CVE-2025-43240

MEDIUM
Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CWE-703)
2025-07-30 product-security@apple.com
Information Disclosure Apple macOS Red Hat Safari Suse
6.2
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
6.2 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative
Red Hat
6.5 MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch released
Apr 06, 2026 - 08:30 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Apr 02, 2026 - 19:37 vuln.today
CVE Published
Jul 30, 2025 - 00:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.2

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

Safari and macOS contain a logic flaw that allows incorrect association of a download's origin, potentially disclosing information about file provenance to local attackers. The vulnerability affects Safari 18.6 and earlier, plus macOS Sequoia 15.6 and earlier, and requires local access (no authentication needed) to exploit. This is a low-exploitation-probability issue (EPSS 0.03%) with no confirmed active exploitation or public POC at time of analysis.

Technical ContextAI

The vulnerability stems from a logic error (CWE-703: Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions) in Safari's download metadata handling. When a user downloads a file through Safari, the browser associates the download with its origin (the webpage or domain from which it was initiated). The flaw allows this origin association to be incorrectly assigned-for example, attributing a file downloaded from one source to a different origin. This occurs in the local file system context where Safari stores download metadata. The issue affects both the Safari web browser (CPE cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) and the underlying macOS operating system (CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), indicating the flaw may reside in shared WebKit or system-level download coordination code.

RemediationAI

Update Safari to version 18.6 or later, and update macOS Sequoia to version 15.6 or later. Both updates are available through Apple's official security update channels (https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149 for Safari-specific updates and https://support.apple.com/en-us/124152 for macOS system updates). Users unable to immediately patch should audit local file download histories and metadata to verify download origins match expected sources; however, no workaround exists for the underlying logic flaw, making patching the only reliable remediation. Apply these updates as part of regular security maintenance cycles rather than as emergency out-of-band patches given the low EPSS score.

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SUSE

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