System Termination Vulnerability in Apple Operating Systems
CVE-2025-31245

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Apple
Status
TV OS
Mac OS
iPad OS
iOS And iPad OS
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 May 2025

What is CVE-2025-31245?

This vulnerability affects various versions of Apple operating systems, allowing an application to exploit flaws in system checks and potentially lead to unexpected system terminations. Users are recommended to update their devices to the latest versions of macOS, iOS, tvOS, and iPadOS, which include enhanced checks to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

iOS and iPadOS < 18.5

iPadOS < 17.7

macOS < 15.5

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122720
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122716
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122405

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-31245 : System Termination Vulnerability in Apple Operating Systems