Is CVE-2025-24085 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2025-24085 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on January 29, 2025.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-24085?

CVE-2025-24085 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2025-24085

CRITICAL · CVSS 10.0CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 17.5%EU EUVD: exploited

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416
EPSS score: 17.5% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added January 29, 2025
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2025-3607)
Published: January 27, 2025
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on January 29, 2025; federal remediation due February 19, 2025.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2025-3607 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on April 2, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / ipados
apple / iphone os
apple / macos
apple / tvos
apple / visionos
apple / watchos

Certified products that may be affected

27 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Apple macOS 15 Sequoia - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11648-2026 - active
Apple macOS 14 Sonoma - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11584-2025 - active
Apple iOS 18: iPhone - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11623-2025 - active
Apple iPadOS 18: iPad - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11624-2025 - active
Apple iPadOS 17: iPad - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11447-2025 - active

See all 27 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/5(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/12(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/13(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/15(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/19(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/19(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/1(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/23(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/30(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/31(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://github.com/JGoyd/Glass-Cage-iOS18-CVE-2025-24085-CVE-2025-24201(Third Party Advisory)
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/194(Issue Tracking)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122066(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122071(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122072(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122073(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122372(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24085(US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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