CVE-2025-24085
Apple iOS and iPadOS, Apple iPadOS, Apple macOS
Published 27 Jan 2025 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 29 Jan 2025, with a remediation deadline of 19 Feb 2025 for US federal agencies.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
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.
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/122066 · Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122068 · Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122071 · Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122072 · Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122073 · Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122372 · Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122374 · Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122375 · Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/5 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/12 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/13 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/15 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/19 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/19 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/1 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/23 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/30 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/31 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- github.com/JGoyd/Glass-Cage-iOS18-CVE-2025-24085-CVE-2025-24201 · Third Party Advisory
- github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/194 · Issue Tracking
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24085 · US Government Resource