CVE-2025-24085

Exp

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.

Published: 2025-01-27 Last update: 2026-04-03 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-24085 is rated Critical Active Threat (95.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.07%, 94th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2025-01-29) affecting Apple / Multiple Products. a weakness (CWE-416) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2025-24085

Name: Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2025-01-29

Action due: 2025-02-19

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2025-24085

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
52316 exploit_db edb 2025-06-05 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-24085

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-11 15.90% 13.07% -2.83%
2 2026-04-27 14.83% 15.90% +1.07%
3 2026-04-23 — 14.83% —

Full EPSS history (65 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-24085

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 6.0 [email protected]
10.0 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 6.0 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-24085

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-24085

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple ipados < 17.7.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipados >= 18.0, < 18.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os < 18.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos >= 13.0, < 13.7.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos >= 14.0, < 14.7.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos >= 15.0, < 15.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple tvos < 18.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple visionos < 2.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple watchos < 11.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-24085

URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122066 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122071 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122072 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122073 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122372 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/12 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/13 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/15 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/19 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/19 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/23 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/30 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/31 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/JGoyd/Glass-Cage-iOS18-CVE-2025-24085-CVE-2025-24201 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/194 Issue Tracking
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24085 US Government Resource
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