CVE-2025-31277: Apple Safari · Memory Buffer Overflow
Affects Apple SafariSource CVE Database V5
Exploited in the wild · KEV due 3 Apr 2026 · 1% EPSS : upgrade to 18.6 now.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC
- KEV deadline
- US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else.
- EPSS
- 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 76% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 18.6, 15.6, 2.6 +1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Jul 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: evidence found.
Listed in CISA KEV 234 days after disclosure
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
Timeline
CVE ID reserved
by Apple Inc.
, 124 days before disclosure
CVE published
on cve.org
, t = 0
In Threat Radar
record ingested
, 3 minutes after disclosure
Added to CISA KEV (opens in a new tab)
exploitation confirmed
, 234 days after disclosure
KEV remediation due
US federal deadline
, 248 days after disclosure
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AppleSafari | Affected
| Fixed in
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| AppleiOS and iPadOS | Affected
| Fixed in
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| ApplemacOS | Affected
| Fixed in
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| AppletvOS | Affected
| Fixed in
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| ApplevisionOS | Affected
| Fixed in
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| ApplewatchOS | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.6, iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, watchOS 11.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption.
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/124147 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/124149 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/124152 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/124153 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/124154 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/124155 (opens in a new tab)
- cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/darksword-ios-exploit-chain/ (opens in a new tab)
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-31277 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Aug/0 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/36 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/32 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/30 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-31277 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2448780 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-31277.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19352 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17802 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19157 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19165 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19109 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17807 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17643 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17743 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17741 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18097 (opens in a new tab)