CVE-2025-31239

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, iPadOS 17.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.6, tvOS 18.5, visionOS 2.5, watchOS 11.5. Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination.

Published: 2025-05-12 Last update: 2026-04-02 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-31239 is rated Moderate Risk (41.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.60%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-31239

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 2026-03-08 0.15% 0.60% +0.45%
2 2026-02-05 0.08% 0.15% +0.07%
3 2025-11-21 0.08%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-31239

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L 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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
2.8 1.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-31239

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-31239

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple ipados < 17.7.7 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipados >= 18.0, < 18.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os < 18.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos >= 13.0, < 13.7.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos >= 14.0, < 14.7.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos >= 15.0, < 15.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple tvos < 18.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple visionos < 2.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple watchos < 11.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-31239

URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122404 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122405 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122716 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122717 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122718 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122720 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122721 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122722 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/11
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/12
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/5
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/6
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/7
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/8
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/9
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