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

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability was identified in certain Apple operating systems where attackers on a local network could exploit improper memory management, potentially allowing them to corrupt process memory. This can lead to unintended behavior and security risks. The issue has been addressed in various updates for macOS, iOS, tvOS, iPadOS, and visionOS, enhancing memory management to mitigate such risks.

Affected Version(s)

iOS and iPadOS < 18.4

iPadOS < 17.7

macOS < 15.4

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122377
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122371
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122372

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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