CVE-2025-24085
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-01-27 21:45
Modified
2025-03-13 15:48
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS score ?
2.43% (0.83745)
Summary
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, tvOS 18.3. 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.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/122066Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/122068Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/122071Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/122072Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/122073Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple visionOS Version: unspecified   < 2.3
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   Apple tvOS Version: unspecified   < 18.3
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   Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 15.3
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   Apple watchOS Version: unspecified   < 11.3
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   Apple iOS and iPadOS Version: unspecified   < 18.3
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CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2025-01-29

Due date: 2025-02-19

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://support.apple.com/en-us/122066 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/122071 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/122072 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/122073 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24085

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