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

Published Jan 27, 2025
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Updated

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.

Other sources

Accessibility. An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.

— Apple

AccountPolicy. This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

— Apple

Accounts. This issue was addressed with improved data access restriction.

— Apple

AirDrop. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

AirPlay. A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation.

— Apple

Credit

Uri Katz (Oligo Security), Google Threat Analysis Group, Desmond(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Pwn2car & Rotiple (HyeongSeok Jang)(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2025-24085, DongJun Kim@@smlijun, JongSeong Kim in Enki WhiteHat@@nevul37, D4m0n, an anonymous researcher, pattern-f@@pattern_F_, Michael (Biscuit) Thomas @social.lol)@@biscuit, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Q1IQ@@q1iqF(NUS CuriOSity), P1umer@@p1umer(Imperial Global Singapore), linjy(HKUS3Lab), chluo(WHUSecLab), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Bohdan Stasiuk@@Bohdan_Stasiuk, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Zhejiang University), babywu(Zhejiang University), (Zhejiang University), Xingwei Lin(Zhejiang University), Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Song Hyun Bae@@bshyuunn, Lee Dong Ha (Who4mI), Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Joshua Jones, JongSeong Kim in Enki WhiteHat@@nevul37, Mateusz Krzywicki@@krzywix, Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), 风(binary_fmyy), Minghao Lin@(Y1nKoc), Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, Josh Parnham@@joshparnham, 神罚@@Pwnrin, @@RenwaX23, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Junsung Lee, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Yann GASCUEL(Alter Solutions), Adam M., Johan Carlsson (joaxcar), PixiePoint Security, Yutong Xiu@@Sou1gh0st, Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, CVE-2024-9681, LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @social.lol@@biscuit, Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), CVE-2025-27113, CVE-2024-56171, Jimmy, Jax Reissner, Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Andrew James Gonzalez, Richard Hyunho Im with routezero.security@@richeeta, YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, Apple, Paul Bakker(ParagonERP), Gary Kwong, rheza@@ginggilBesel, Francisco Alonso@@revskills, Lukas Bernhard, Tashita Software Security, Xiangwei Zhang(Tencent Security YUNDING LAB), Brendon Tiszka(Google Project Zero), Lehan Dilusha@@zafer, Zikan Wang@@Lakr233, Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Hichem Maloufi, Hakim Boukhadra, mastersplinter, Jason Gendron@@gendron_jason, 이준성 (Junsung Lee), Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Bohdan Stasiuk@@bohdan_stasiuk, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Nolan Astrein(Kandji), Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), Stephan Casas, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Pietro Francesco Tirenna(Shielder), Davide Silvetti(Shielder), Abdel Adim Oisfi(Shielder), Manuel Fernandez (Stackhopper Security), Murray Mike(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), ABC Research s.r.o., Dave G.(Supernetworks), Kenneth Chew, Paweł Płatek (Trail(Bits), 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy(Supernetworks), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Supernetworks), Alex Radocea(Supernetworks), Diamant Osmani & Valdrin Haliti [Kosovë], dbpeppe, Solitechworld, Pwn2car, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Kandji), (Kandji), Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Halle Winkler, Politepix theoffcuts.org, Dolf Hoegaerts, Michiel Devliegere, Dave G., zbleet(QI), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(OffSec), 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy)(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Pedro José Pereira Vieito / pvieito.com)@@pvieito, Andreas Hegenberg (folivora.AI GmbH), Ron Masas(BREAKPOINT), Junsung <3(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative)

Affected Software

25 affected componentsFixes available
Apple Multiple Products
Apple WatchOS<11.3
11.3
Apple visionOS
Apple iOS<17.2
Apple iPadOS
Apple macOS Sequoia
Apple WatchOS
Apple tvOS
Apple tvOS<18.3
18.3
Apple visionOS<2.3
2.3
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.7.5
14.7.5
Apple macOS Ventura<13.7.5
13.7.5
Apple iPadOS<17.7.6
17.7.6
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.3
15.3
Apple iOS<18.3
18.3
Apple iPadOS<18.3
18.3
Apple iPadOS<17.7.6
Apple iPadOS>=18.0<18.3
Apple iPhone OS<18.3
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.7.5
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.7.5
Apple macOS>=15.0<15.3
Apple tvOS<18.3
Apple visionOS<2.3
Apple WatchOS<11.3

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.3
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.3
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.7.6
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.3
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.3
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.3
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.7.5
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.7.5
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade iOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.3
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.3
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.7.6
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Sequoia to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.3
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Sonoma to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.7.5
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Ventura to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.7.5
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade watchOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.3
  16. Compensating control

    Discontinue use of the affected product if vendor mitigations are unavailable.

Event History

Jan 27, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
News Published
via BleepingComputer·07:17 PM
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:45 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:45 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
News Published
via Dark Reading·10:30 PM
Jan 28, 2025
News Published
via The Register·08:17 AM
Jan 29, 2025
Data Sourced
via CISA·12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Apr 1, 2025
News Published
via BleepingComputer·01:35 PM
Apr 2, 2025
News Published
via The Register·06:13 AM
Apr 16, 2025
News Published
via BleepingComputer·06:06 PM
Jul 30, 2025
News Published
via BleepingComputer·04:10 PM
Sep 16, 2025
News Published
via BleepingComputer·12:16 PM
Dec 12, 2025
News Published
via BleepingComputer·11:23 PM

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-24085?

CVE-2025-24085 is a high-severity vulnerability that may allow a malicious application to elevate privileges.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-24085?

To fix CVE-2025-24085, update your devices to the latest versions: visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, or tvOS 18.3.

3

What devices are affected by CVE-2025-24085?

CVE-2025-24085 affects multiple devices including Apple visionOS, iOS, iPadOS, macOS Sequoia, watchOS, and tvOS.

4

What type of issue is CVS-2025-24085?

CVE-2025-24085 is classified as a use after free vulnerability that could lead to privilege escalation.

5

Is there any active exploitation reported for CVE-2025-24085?

Yes, Apple is aware of a report indicating that CVE-2025-24085 may have been actively exploited.

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