Apple OS Use-After-Free (pre-15.4, Sequoia)
CVE-2025-24252 Published on April 29, 2025

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, tvOS 18.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, visionOS 2.4. An attacker on the local network may be able to corrupt process memory.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

Attack Vector:
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2025-24252 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-24252

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Affected Versions

Apple tvOS: Apple iOS and iPadOS: Apple iPadOS: Apple macOS: Apple visionOS: Apple macOS: Apple macOS:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.10%
Percentile
27.84%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.