What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-55033?

CVE-2025-55033 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Apple are affected by CVE-2025-55033?

Organizations using XSS attacks This vulnerability affects Focus for iOS should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-55033, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 6.1.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-55033?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

Apple CVE-2025-55033

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2025-08-19 security@mozilla.org

Apple XSS

6.1

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:07 vuln.today

CVE Published

Aug 19, 2025 - 21:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Dragging JavaScript links to the URL bar in Focus for iOS could be utilized to run malicious scripts, potentially resulting in XSS attacks This vulnerability affects Focus for iOS < 142.

AnalysisAI

Dragging JavaScript links to the URL bar in Focus for iOS could be utilized to run malicious scripts, potentially resulting in XSS attacks This vulnerability affects Focus for iOS < 142. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Dragging JavaScript links to the URL bar in Focus for iOS could be utilized to run malicious scripts, potentially resulting in XSS attacks This vulnerability affects Focus for iOS < 142. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox Focus.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.