Apple macOS use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-24085. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS (unknown version). This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-24085 since 01/17/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214659 (macOS 15.x < 15.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122068)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 01/29/2025 with a due date of 02/19/2025:

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

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (52316), Zero-Day.cz (953), Tenable (214659) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-3607). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
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Nessus ID: 214659
Nessus Name: macOS 15.x < 15.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122068)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/17/2025 🔍
01/28/2025 +11 days 🔍
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04/08/2026 +435 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-24085 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24085
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293627
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2025 06:58
Updated: 04/08/2026 14:55
Changes: 01/28/2025 06:58 (54), 01/28/2025 08:50 (6), 01/29/2025 02:12 (2), 01/30/2025 02:18 (9), 01/30/2025 13:45 (21), 02/08/2025 14:51 (3), 06/11/2025 02:40 (3), 10/30/2025 05:30 (1), 11/14/2025 14:59 (6), 04/08/2026 14:55 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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