CVE-2025-24085A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
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It affects Apple iOS and iPadOS and 6 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
CISA lists it as known exploited since Jan 29, 2025; federal agencies had to remediate by Feb 19, 2025. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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.
- CVSS
- 10.0 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Jan 29, 2025; federal remediation due Feb 19, 2025Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 17.51% (percentile 97)
- Assigned by
- apple
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Apple iOS and iPadOS apple:ios_and_ipados (from the name) | before 18.3 | CNA record |
Apple iPadOS apple:ipados (from the name) | before 17.7.6 | CNA record |
Apple macOS apple:macos (from the name) | before 13.7.5; before 14.7.5; before 15.3 | CNA record |
Apple tvOS apple:tvos (from the name) | before 18.3 | CNA record |
Apple visionOS apple:visionos (from the name) | before 2.3 | CNA record |
Apple watchOS apple:watchos (from the name) | before 11.3 | CNA record |
apple ipados apple:ipados | before 17.7.6; from 18.0 before 18.3 | NVD |
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os | before 18.3 | NVD |
apple macos apple:macos | from 13.0 before 13.7.5; from 14.0 before 14.7.5; from 15.0 before 15.3 | NVD |
apple tvos apple:tvos | before 18.3 | NVD |
apple visionos apple:visionos | before 2.3 | NVD |
apple watchos apple:watchos | before 11.3 | NVD |
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
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