CVE-2025-24085

KEVApple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Description

Apple iOS, macOS, and other Apple products contain a user-after-free vulnerability that could allow a malicious application to elevate privileges.

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 3.1 vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

PublishedJan 27, 2025

Last modifiedJun 17, 2026

Added to KEVJan 29, 2025

Remediation dueFeb 19, 2025

References

support.apple.com/en-us/122066Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/122068Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/122071Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/122072Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/122073Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/122372Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/122374Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/122375Release NotesVendor Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/5Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/12Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

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Risk assessment · Critical

Actively exploited. Patch immediately.

Exploitation: Confirmed in the wild (CISA KEV)
Federal remediation deadline: Overdue by 614 days
CVSS: 10.0 CRITICAL
EPSS (30-day exploit probability): 17.5% · top 3% of all CVEs
Weakness: CWE-416
Attack vector: Network, remotely reachable
Preconditions: No privileges and no user interaction

Recommended actions

1.Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
2.Treat as emergency change: patch or isolate internet-facing instances first.
3.Review exposure: confirm which instances are reachable from the internet and restrict access until patched.
4.Hunt for compromise: review logs for the disclosure window, not just from the patch date.

Assessment is derived automatically from the live signals above; verify against your own asset inventory.