VDB-318229 · CVE-2025-43222 · Nessus 243030

Apple iPadOS App use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple iPadOS. Affected is an unknown function of the component App. This manipulation causes use after free. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-43222. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iPadOS (affected version not known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

A use-after-free issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-43222 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/31/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 243030 (macOS 15.x < 15.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (124149)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (243030). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Tablet Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

iPadOS

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 243030
Nessus Name: macOS 15.x < 15.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (124149)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
07/30/2025 +105 days Advisory disclosed
07/30/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/31/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43222 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43222
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318229

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2025 08:32
Updated: 07/31/2025 10:27
Changes: 07/30/2025 08:32 (54), 07/31/2025 10:27 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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