Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CVE-2025-24085
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.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
10.0
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:6.1
EPSS Probability:19.72%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Assessing known weaponization, exploitation telemetry, and federal advisories.
Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-416 ↗CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | 0 < 18.3 (affected) |
| Apple | iPadOS | 0 < 17.7.6 (affected) |
| Apple | macOS | 0 < 13.7.5 (affected), 0 < 14.7.5 (affected), 0 < 15.3 (affected) |
| Apple | tvOS | 0 < 18.3 (affected) |
| Apple | visionOS | 0 < 2.3 (affected) |
| Apple | watchOS | 0 < 11.3 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Apple Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2025-01-17T00:00:44 |
| Published | 2025-01-27T21:45:46 |
| Last Updated | 2026-04-02T18:13:23 |
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