7.1
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-24257
Apple VisionOS/IOS/IPadOS/MacOS Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, visionOS 2.4, watchOS 11.4. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

INFO

Published Date :

March 31, 2025, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 2, 2026, 7:19 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-24257 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 iphone_os
3 Apple watchos
4 Apple ipados
5 Apple visionos
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Update your devices to the latest available versions to fix this issue.
  • Update visionOS to version 2.4.
  • Update iOS to version 18.4.
  • Update iPadOS to version 18.4.
  • Update macOS to version 15.4.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-24257 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-24257 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-2025-24257 weaknesses.

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).

Demonstrate CVE-2025-24257 with a public PoC for IOGPUFamily kernel heap OOB read/write and panic analysis

action-recognition agent computer-vision cv hacktoberfest httpurlconnection javascript jupyter-notebook machine-learning modern-browsers neural-network nlp no-os notebook okhttp person-reid websockify wss

Objective-C

Updated: 16 hours, 25 minutes ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 4, 2026, 3:42 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

IOGPUFamily bitmap_mask underflow → kernel heap OOB write. First public PoC. Original discovery by Wang Yu of Cyberserval.

Objective-C

Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago
22 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : March 18, 2026, 6:53 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 26, 2026, 8:17 a.m. This repo has been linked 2857 different CVEs too.

The Kubernetes Guidebook - Mastering Cloud-Native Orchestration From Fundamentals to Production

Updated: 2 days, 13 hours ago
12 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : June 28, 2025, 11:03 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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

security cve exploit poc vulnerability

Updated: 14 hours, 46 minutes ago
7620 stars 1243 fork 1243 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 766 different CVEs too.

An Open-Source Pre and Post Callback-Based Framework for macOS Kernel Monitoring.

C Makefile

Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago
397 stars 73 fork 73 watcher
Born at : Aug. 8, 2018, 2:02 a.m. This repo has been linked 48 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-2025-24257 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-04-01-2025-1 watchOS 11.4

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:47:52 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Apr 03, 2025 (1 year ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-03-31-2025-11 visionOS 2.4

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:09:44 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Apr 03, 2025 (1 year ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-03-31-2025-7 macOS Sequoia 15.4

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:07:48 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Apr 03, 2025 (1 year ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-03-31-2025-3 iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:04:59 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Apr 03, 2025 (1 year ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-24257 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in visionOS 2.4, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory. An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, visionOS 2.4, watchOS 11.4. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122376
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/12
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/4
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/13
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0 up to (excluding) 15.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 18.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 18.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.4
    Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/122371 Types: Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373 Types: Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/122378 Types: Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Apr. 03, 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 CWE-787
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in visionOS 2.4, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122371
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122378
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.