Is CVE-2025-24085 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-24085 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-11-14.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-24085?

CVE-2025-24085 has a CVSS score of 10 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2025-24085?

Patch guidance is available from apple security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-24085.

Fix CVE-2025-24085 - CRITICAL apple ipados

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2025-24085?

9 products: apple ipados, apple ipados, apple iphone os, apple macos, apple macos, and 4 more.

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, tvOS 18.3. 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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-416 · Use After Free CWE-416 · Use After Free

Metadata

Primary Vendor: APPLE
Published: 1/27/2025
Last Modified: 11/14/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

apple : ipadosapple : ipadosapple : iphone_osapple : macosapple : macosapple : macosapple : tvosapple : visionosapple : watchos

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

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