What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-24097?

CVE-2025-24097 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Apple are affected by CVE-2025-24097?

Organizations using A permissions should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-24097, a out-of-bounds read vulnerability rated CVSS 5.0.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-24097?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Apple CVE-2025-24097

MEDIUM

Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)

2025-03-31 product-security@apple.com

Information Disclosure Buffer Overflow Apple

5.0

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.0 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:34 vuln.today

CVE Published

Mar 31, 2025 - 23:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.0

DescriptionCVE.org

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, tvOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app may be able to read arbitrary file metadata.

AnalysisAI

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125), which allows attackers to read data from memory outside the intended buffer boundaries. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, tvOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app may be able to read arbitrary file metadata. Affected products include: Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate array indices and buffer lengths. Use memory-safe languages. Enable AddressSanitizer during testing.