CVE-2025-24184

System termination via undisclosed memory handling flaw

Published May 19, 2025 · Updated Apr 2, 2026

Memory-safety flaw in CoreMedia Playback in affected Apple operating systems allows local users to cause unexpected system termination. CoreMedia Playback mishandles memory during an operation that Apple has not disclosed; no public patch diff identifies the precise faulty operation or input. Exploitation requires an app running on the device, and the reported consequence is system termination rather than data disclosure, modification, or code execution.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Memory-safety flaw in CoreMedia Playback in affected Apple operating systems allows local users to cause unexpected system termination. CoreMedia Playback mishandles memory during an operation that Apple has not disclosed; no public patch diff identifies the precise faulty operation or input. Exploitation requires an app running on the device, and the reported consequence is system termination rather than data disclosure, modification, or code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-24184
Published
May 19, 2025
Updated
Apr 2, 2026
Vendor
Apple
Product
iOS and iPadOS
Classifications
T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 19, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. 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 privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · iOS and iPadOSversion=0 <18.3
Apple · visionOSversion=0 <2.3
Apple · tvOSversion=0 <18.3
Apple · macOSversion=0 <15.3
Apple · iPadOSversion=0 <17.7.4
Apple · watchOSversion=0 <11.3

Published CVSS scores

5.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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