CVE-2025-24085
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CVE-2025-24085 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 10/10 on the CVSS scale. A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, watchOS 11.3. CISA has confirmed active exploitation in the wild. EPSS estimates a 18.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, watchOS 11.3. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 17.2.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Status
This vulnerability is listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies must remediate by .
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Ipados | < 17.7.6 |
| Apple | Ipados | >= 18.0, < 18.3 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | < 18.3 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 13.0, < 13.7.5 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 14.0, < 14.7.5 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 15.0, < 15.3 |
| Apple | Tvos | < 18.3 |
| Apple | Visionos | < 2.3 |
| Apple | Watchos | < 11.3 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122066Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122071Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122072Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122073Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122372Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/15Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/19Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/19Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/30Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/31Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/JGoyd/Glass-Cage-iOS18-CVE-2025-24085-CVE-2025-24201Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/194Issue Tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24085US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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