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CISA KEV Critical Memory corruption

CVE-2025-24085 — Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability

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 Jan 27, 2025 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP, GitHub Security Advisories · CNA: apple

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

CISA KEV · Jan 29, 2025 Exploit-DB · 1Proofs of concept on GitHub · 1
How the score was calculated
  • Confirmed exploitation (CISA KEV)+35
  • Public exploit/PoC (exploitdb, github)+14
  • EPSS 17.5% (30-day exploitation probability)+15
  • Technical severity (critical)+10
  • Automatable exploitation (SSVC)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation
Confirmed
CISA KEV, listed Jan 29, 2025
EPSS FIRST
17.51%
ahead of 97% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026
Affects
Apple
iOS and iPadOS and 6 more
CVSS base
10.0
Critical · 4 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation
Active
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
Yes
can an attacker script the kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Total
partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

CISA required action CISA

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

US federal deadline: Feb 19, 2025 — passed 603 day(s) ago

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

  1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Apple iOS and iPadOS, Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os…).
  2. Treat as emergency remediation: the CVE is in CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
  3. The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
  4. No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
  5. EPSS ahead of 97% of scored CVEs: prioritize it in the patch queue.
  6. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

VendorProductVersionsStatusSource
Apple iOS and iPadOS < 18.3 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Apple Ipados ≥ 18.0 and < 18.3< 17.7.6 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Apple Ipados < 17.7.6 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Apple Iphone Os < 18.3 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Apple Macos ≥ 13.0 and < 13.7.5≥ 14.0 and < 14.7.5≥ 15.0 and < 15.3 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Apple Macos < 13.7.5< 14.7.5< 15.3 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Apple Tvos < 18.3 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Apple Tvos < 18.3 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Apple Visionos < 2.3 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Apple Visionos < 2.3 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Apple Watchos < 11.3 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Apple Watchos < 11.3 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactScored by
10.0 CVSS 3.1 Critical 3.9 6.0 nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database
10.0 CVSS 3.1 Critical 3.9 6.0 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 via NIST National Vulnerability Database
10.0 CVSS 3.1 Critical — — CISA-ADP via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
7.8 CVSS 3.1 High — — GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov)
Sources disagree significantly and the divergence is under review. Every score is kept with its origin. For prioritization we use 10.0 (NVD (NIST)) as a conservative provisional reference — not a definitive official score.

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-416 · Use After Free

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CISA KEV details CISA

CISA lists a CVE once it has evidence of exploitation against real targets.

Listed
Jan 29, 2025
Federal deadline
Feb 19, 2025
passed 603 day(s) ago
Ransomware use
Unknown

CISA records ransomware use only for campaigns it has confirmed, so “Unknown” means unrecorded, not ruled out. The deadline binds US federal agencies; for everyone else it is a reference date.

Public exploits, PoCs and detection templates

Public code that demonstrates or tests the flaw raises the odds of mass exploitation — and Nuclei templates help find vulnerable assets in your environment.

Exploit-DB
Proofs of concept on GitHub

Warning: public PoCs are sometimes disguised malware. Use them only for authorized testing in an isolated environment. This portal does not host exploit code — it only points to the sources.

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 12, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 17.51%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

  • Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
  • Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.
  • Hunt retroactively in logs from before Jan 29, 2025 (KEV listing): exploitation may have started earlier.
web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPSendpoint telemetry (EDR)crash dumps

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

  • 2026
  • Affected products added · apple/ios and ipados, apple/ipados, apple/macos, apple/tvos, apple/visionos, apple/watchos
    Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • SSVC assessment updated
    Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • Record published
    Oct 13, 2026
  • Affected products added · apple/ipados, apple/iphone os, apple/macos, apple/tvos, apple/visionos, apple/watchos
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • CVSS changed · 10.0
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Source status changed · → Analyzed
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Added to CISA KEV (detected)
    Oct 13, 2026 · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
  • Record created in this database
    Oct 13, 2026 · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
  • 2025
  • Added to CISA KEV catalog
    Jan 28, 2025 · CISA
  • CVE published
    Jan 27, 2025 · apple

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

  • 2× References added · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
  • 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

25 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

Apple
every CVE for this vendor
2025-01
what else CISA listed that month
Memory corruption
same class
CWE-416
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

  • CVE-2026-86950 Apple Multiple Products Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability KEV 17d
  • CVE-2026-86903 Out-of-bounds Read in Apple Ipados Sep 14, 2026
  • CVE-2026-86924 Improper Input Validation in Apple Ipados Sep 14, 2026
  • CVE-2026-86905 Improper Access Control in Apple Ipados Sep 14, 2026
  • CVE-2026-86904 A privacy issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS… Sep 14, 2026
  • CVE-2026-86917 A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in… Sep 14, 2026

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

  • No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
  • No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
  • No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
  • No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2025-24085 is "Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability", rated Critical. It affects iOS and iPadOS (Apple); versions are in the scope table. It is in CISA KEV: there is evidence of real-world exploitation. CVSS 10.0 describes technical severity. EPSS 17.51% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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