Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Apple macOS and iOS Products
CVE-2025-24252

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor: Apple
Status: TV OS; iOS And iPad OS; iPad OS; Mac OS
Vendor: CVE Published:; 29 April 2025

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What is CVE-2025-24252?

CVE-2025-24252 is a use-after-free vulnerability found in various Apple macOS and iOS products, including macOS Sequoia, tvOS, and iPadOS. This vulnerability arises from improper memory management, allowing an attacker situated on the local network to potentially corrupt process memory. The implications of this flaw can be severe, as it may lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data or system instability, impacting the overall security posture of affected organizations.

Technical Details

The root cause of CVE-2025-24252 is a use-after-free issue related to memory management mechanisms in Apple's operating systems. Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to reference memory that has already been freed, which can lead to unpredictable behavior, including arbitrary code execution. In this case, Apple has addressed the issue in several software updates, ensuring that the affected versions of the operating systems—macOS Sequoia 15.4, tvOS 18.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, iOS 18.4, and visionOS 2.4—implement improved memory management practices to eliminate this flaw.

Potential impact of CVE-2025-24252

Unauthorized Access: Attackers on the local network could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to a victim's machine, potentially leading to further attacks or data exfiltration.
System Instability: The corruption of process memory can cause application crashes or system instability, disrupting operations and negatively affecting user experiences.
Data Breach Risk: If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to access sensitive information stored on the device, increasing the risk of data breaches and the consequent financial and reputational damage to organizations.

Affected Version(s)

iOS and iPadOS < 18.4

iPadOS < 17.7

macOS < 15.4

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

AirBorne-PoC
Created by ekomsSavior

AirBorne-PoC
Created by apwlq