Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, watchOS 11.3. 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 befor
What happened
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, watchOS 11.3. 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.
CISA lists it as exploited, added 29 Jan 2025.
Does it affect you
Names Apple macOS. Enter the product and version you run to place it against the affected range the vendor published.
What to do
- Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
support.apple.com - Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
support.apple.com - Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
support.apple.com - Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
support.apple.com - Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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CISA’s notes for this entry:
Affected, as published to NVD
- macos
- Apple macOS: 13.0 up to the fix in 13.7.5
The record
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 27 Jan 2025, last modified 17 Jun 2026 (NVD)
- Severity
- CVSS 3.1 base score 10.0, Critical — computed here from the vector; NVD states 10.0.
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness
- CWE-416 Use After Free (NVD; names by MITRE)
- Exploitation
- Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue since 29 Jan 2025; federal remediation due 19 Feb 2025. CISA entry
- Exploit probability
- EPSS 17.5%, 97th percentile — FIRST, scored 23 Oct 2026. FIRST EPSS
- Vendor
- Apple · Multiple Products (CISA)
References on the NVD record
- support.apple.com/en-us/122066Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122068Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122071Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122072Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122073Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122372Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122374Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122375Release NotesVendor Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/5Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/12Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/13Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/15Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/19Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/19Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/23Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/30Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/31Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Sources
The verdict above is computed from the products and versions you entered and the affected ranges the vendor published to NVD. It does not inspect your environment, and this site never reports a product as unaffected: why.