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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-24085-apple-multiple-products-use-after-free-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-01-29. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-24085 · Severity: critical · CVSS 10 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2025-01-29

A use-after-free vulnerability in multiple Apple operating systems allows a malicious application to elevate privileges. The issue was addressed through improved memory management across iOS, macOS, and other platforms.

Technologies: [Apple Multiple Products](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/multiple-products). Vendors: [Apple](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/apple).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-24085 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2025-24085 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 29 January 2025. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2025-24085?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 29 January 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Apple iOS before 18.3; Apple iPadOS before 18.3, before 17.7.6; Apple macOS Sequoia before 15.3; Apple macOS Sonoma before 14.7.5; and 4 more.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-24085?** A patch was published on 2025-01-29: Fixed in iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS 15.3, 14.7.5, 13.7.5, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, and watchOS 11.3 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2025-24085 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-24085?** Check whether you run Apple Multiple Products. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Apple iOS before 18.3
- Apple iPadOS before 18.3, before 17.7.6
- Apple macOS Sequoia before 15.3
- Apple macOS Sonoma before 14.7.5
- Apple macOS Ventura before 13.7.5
- Apple tvOS before 18.3
- Apple visionOS before 2.3
- Apple watchOS before 11.3

## Timeline

- 2025-01-29: disclosed
- 2025-01-29: patched: Fixed in iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS 15.3, 14.7.5, 13.7.5, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, and watchOS 11.3
- 2025-01-29: kev added
- 2025-01-29: exploited: Apple is aware of reports that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 17.2.

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