What is CVE-2025-52842?

CVE-2025-52842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-07-02.

How severe is CVE-2025-52842?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Apple macOS

CVE-2025-52842

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Laundry on Linux, MacOS allows Account Takeover. This issue affects Laundry: 2.3.0.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2025-07-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (14.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS
Laundry — versions 2.3.0
Laundry Project — versions 2.3.0
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

fluidattacks.com/advisories/winehouse (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
github.com/mohaiminur/laundry (Product, product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-52842?: CVE-2025-52842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-07-02.
How severe is CVE-2025-52842?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.