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CRITICAL
CVE-2025-24118
Apple iPadOS Kernel Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 27, 2025, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 18, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-24118 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-24118 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple ipados
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-24118.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122067
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Feb. 1, 2025, 10:20 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

An XNU kernel race condition bug

C

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
20 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Jan. 30, 2025, 12:10 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

A variety of tech related news summarized regularly.

custom-elements gpt-4o html machine-learning progressive-web-app pwa web-components

HTML Shell JavaScript

Updated: 3 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 25, 2025, 1:42 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Latest CVEs with their Proof of Concept exploits.

Python

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
17 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : May 24, 2024, 11:02 a.m. This repo has been linked 72 different CVEs too.

Lobsters

Shell JavaScript HTML

Updated: 3 weeks ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 19, 2022, 3:08 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

📡 PoC auto collect from GitHub. ⚠️ Be careful Malware.

security cve exploit poc vulnerability

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
6691 stars 1145 fork 1145 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-24118 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
Data Privacy Row: Apple Takes UK Government to Court

Reports have surfaced alleging that the UK government secretly issued an order to Apple, demanding the creation of a backdoor within iCloud that would grant British law enforcement agencies access to ... Read more

Published Date: Mar 05, 2025 (1 week, 1 day ago)
  • The Hacker News
⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips [10 February]

Cybersecurity / Weekly Recap In cybersecurity, the smallest crack can lead to the biggest breaches. A leaked encryption key, an unpatched software bug, or an abandoned cloud storage bucket—each one se ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 10, 2025 (1 month ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-01-27-2025-5 macOS Sonoma 14.7.3

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:53:27 -0800 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 28, 2025 (1 month, 1 week ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-01-27-2025-4 macOS Sequoia 15.3

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:53:03 -0800 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 28, 2025 (1 month, 1 week ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-01-27-2025-3 iPadOS 17.7.4

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:52:33 -0800 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 28, 2025 (1 month, 1 week ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-24118 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 04, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0 from (excluding) 15.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 17.7.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 14.7.3
    Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/122067 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Feb. 18, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Removed CWE CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jan. 28, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-787
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122067
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-24118 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-24118 weaknesses.

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