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CVE-2025-24085 kev in the critical feed json

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-3607

cvss
10.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2025-01-29
epss
17.4%
EPSS 17.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

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

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS 18.3
  • Apple iPadOS 17.7.6
  • Apple macOS 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.3
  • Apple tvOS 18.3
  • Apple visionOS 2.3
  • Apple watchOS 11.3

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Timeline

  1. 0-day patched (Project Zero)
  2. Published
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. CISA patch deadline
  5. First public exploit (EDB-52316)
  6. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
last yr.
Patch by
2025-02-19 (last yr.)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor, product
Apple, Multiple Products
CISA name
Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Zero-day

Detected in real attacks while still unknown to the vendor and the public, per Google Project Zero's 0day In-the-Wild tracker.

Patched
2025-01-27
Details
project zero tracker

ATT&CK techniques

How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

  • T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation exploitation
  • T1404 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation exploitation, mobile
  • T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter primary impact
  • T1623 Command and Scripting Interpreter primary impact, mobile

kev release 2025-07-28, att&ck v16.1. KEV to ATT&CK mappings by the MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense (Mappings Explorer, Apache-2.0). © 2026 The MITRE Corporation. This work is reproduced and distributed with the permission of The MITRE Corporation. Terms of use

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
11mo ago

Exploit prediction

17.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-52316 macOS LaunchDaemon iOS 17.2 - Privilege Escalation local, 2025-06-05

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 10.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 10.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 10.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS
  • Apple iPadOS
  • Apple macOS
  • Apple tvOS
  • Apple visionOS
  • Apple watchOS

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.