CVE-2025-24085
Status: AnalyzedCritical (10)⚠ Active exploitation
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.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 10
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 18%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 97
- Score date: 10/1/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
CISA KEV — actively exploited
- Added to catalog: 1/29/2025
- Remediation due date: 2/19/2025
- Known ransomware use: Unknown
Affected technologies (6)
CWEs
- CWE-416
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122066
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122071
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122072
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122073
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122372
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/5
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/12
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/13
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/15
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/19
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/19
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/1
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/23
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/30
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/31
- https://github.com/JGoyd/Glass-Cage-iOS18-CVE-2025-24085-CVE-2025-24201
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/194
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24085
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