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

CVE-2025-24085 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 25.2%.

Which versions of Apple are affected by CVE-2025-24085?

Organizations using A use after free face critical risk from CVE-2025-24085, a use-after-free vulnerability rated CVSS 10.0.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2025-24085?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2025-24085. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 25.2%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-24085?

Within 24 hours: Identify all affected systems and apply vendor patches immediately. If patching is delayed, consider network segmentation to limit exposure.

Apple CVE-2025-24085

CRITICAL

Use After Free (CWE-416)

2025-01-27 product-security@apple.com

Memory Corruption Use After Free Apple Denial Of Service

10.0

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

10.0 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Added to CISA KEV

Apr 03, 2026 - 11:44 cisa

CISA KEV

PoC Detected

Apr 03, 2026 - 11:44 vuln.today

Public exploit code

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:05 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 27, 2025 - 22:15 nvd

CRITICAL 10.0

DescriptionCVE.org

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, tvOS 18.3. 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.

AnalysisAI

Apple CoreMedia contains a use-after-free vulnerability allowing malicious applications to elevate privileges, exploited in the wild against iOS versions before iOS 17.2 as part of targeted surveillance operations.

Technical ContextAI

The CWE-416 use-after-free in CoreMedia's memory management allows a malicious app to escalate privileges by accessing freed media processing objects. The vulnerability spans all Apple platforms using CoreMedia.