On Friday, Apple officially announced sudden security updates regarding the newly discovered security flaws for its iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS, and Safari web browser.
These issues are important to acknowledge since they are related to the user’s private information.
This article will cover all you need to know regarding the recent vulnerability issues. Here are the details:
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Apple Address Two Security Flaws
One of the security flaws is believed to be the same one Google addressed in Chrome earlier this week, on December 10, 2025.
Reported by thehackernews, the vulnerabilities consist of two kinds. Which are:
- CVE-2025-43529 (CVSS score: N/A) – A use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit that may lead to arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content
- CVE-2025-14174 (CVSS score: 8.8) – A memory corruption issue in WebKit that may lead to memory corruption when processing maliciously crafted web content
Now, the company has patched a total of nine zero-day vulnerabilities in 2025 with this news. It includes CVE-2025-24085, CVE-2025-24200, CVE-2025-24201, CVE-2025-31200, CVE-2025-31201, CVE-2025-43200, and CVE-2025-43300.
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These vulnerabilities have been fixed in these following versions and devices:
- iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 – iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
- iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3 – iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
- macOS Tahoe 26.2 – Macs running macOS Tahoe
- tvOS 26.2 – TV HD and TV 4K (all models)
- watchOS 26.2 – Watch Series 6 and later
- visionOS 26.2 – Vision Pro (all models)
- Safari 26.2 – Macs running macOS Sonoma and macOS Sequoia
With this discovery, Apple Security Engineering and Architecture (SEAR) and Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) have become the only two parties recognized for discovering and reporting security flaws.
Potential Impact Of These Vulnerabilities
In 2025, security trends revolved around 10 things, which include:
- AI-Driven Malware,
- Zero Trust Architectures,
- Quantum Computing Threats,
- Ransomware-as-a-Service Evolution,
- 5G and Edge Security Risks,
- Insider Threats Amplified by Hybrid Work,
- Supply Chain Attacks,
- Convergence of IT and OT Security,
- Social Engineering via Deepfakes,
- Cloud Container Vulnerabilities
The potential impact of these flaws ranges from processing a file that may lead to memory corruption to making an app that may be able to access sensitive user data. For the details, you can check the company’s official website here.
That’s all the updates regarding Apple‘s announcement regarding the latest security flaws, as well as how they patch them.
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