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CRITICAL · CVSS 10 CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

CVE-2025-24085

Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Apple Multiple Products

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
10
CRITICAL
EPSS
17.5%
30-day exploitation
Ransomware groups
0
recorded exploiting
Published
27 Jan 2025
CWE-416

Exploitation status

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Listed by CISA on 29 January 2025. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 19 February 2025.

EPSS — exploitation probability

FIRST puts the probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days at 17.5%, which is higher than 97.1% of all scored vulnerabilities. EPSS is a forecast of activity, not a measure of severity, and it is rescored daily.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Frequently asked questions

Is CVE-2025-24085 being exploited by ransomware groups?

No ransomware group in this database is currently recorded as exploiting CVE-2025-24085.

What does CVE-2025-24085 affect?

CVE-2025-24085 affects Apple Multiple Products. 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.

How severe is CVE-2025-24085?

CVE-2025-24085 is rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 10. EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.5%, higher than 97.1% of all scored vulnerabilities. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, with a federal remediation deadline of 19 February 2025.

How should organisations respond to CVE-2025-24085?

Apply the vendor patch for Apple Multiple Products as the first priority, and treat any internet-facing instance as the most urgent. Because this vulnerability is associated with ransomware activity, also review whether the affected systems were reachable before patching, rather than assuming that patching alone closes the incident.