CVE-2025-24085Known exploitation

Privilege elevation via CoreMedia use-after-free

Published Jan 27, 2025 · Updated Apr 2, 2026

Use-after-free in CoreMedia in Apple operating systems allows malicious applications to elevate privileges through local execution. CoreMedia accesses memory after it has been freed, but Apple has not disclosed the affected object, function, or triggering input. Exploitation requires execution of a malicious application; Apple reported exploitation against iOS before 17.2.

CVSS severity10.0
Critical
EPSS probability17.65%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in CoreMedia in Apple operating systems allows malicious applications to elevate privileges through local execution. CoreMedia accesses memory after it has been freed, but Apple has not disclosed the affected object, function, or triggering input. Exploitation requires execution of a malicious application; Apple reported exploitation against iOS before 17.2.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-24085
Published
Jan 27, 2025
Updated
Apr 2, 2026
Vendor
Apple
Product
iOS and iPadOS
Classifications
CWE-416, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 29, 2025Exploitation reportedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog entry
  3. Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <18.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Apple · iOS and iPadOSversion=0 <18.3
Apple · visionOSversion=0 <2.3
Apple · tvOSversion=0 <18.3
Apple · macOSversion=0 <13.7.5; version=0 <14.7.5; version=0 <15.3
Apple · iPadOSversion=0 <17.7.6
Apple · watchOSversion=0 <11.3

Published CVSS scores

10.0NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
10.0CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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