CVE-2025-24252Public exploit

Process-memory corruption via AirPlay use-after-free

Published Apr 29, 2025 · Updated Apr 2, 2026

Use-after-free in AirPlay in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS allows remote attackers to corrupt process memory. AirPlay mishandles object lifetime, reuses freed memory, and permits the stale reference to become an arbitrary-free and write-what-where primitive. Reachability requires local-network access and an enabled AirPlay receiver; remote code execution on macOS was demonstrated under permissive receiver settings and with a separate interaction-bypass flaw.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in AirPlay in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS allows remote attackers to corrupt process memory. AirPlay mishandles object lifetime, reuses freed memory, and permits the stale reference to become an arbitrary-free and write-what-where primitive. Reachability requires local-network access and an enabled AirPlay receiver; remote code execution on macOS was demonstrated under permissive receiver settings and with a separate interaction-bypass flaw.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-24252
Published
Apr 29, 2025
Updated
Apr 2, 2026
Vendor
Apple
Product
iOS and iPadOS
Classifications
CWE-416, T1210
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 29, 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 <18.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · iOS and iPadOSversion=0 <18.4
Apple · visionOSversion=0 <2.4
Apple · tvOSversion=0 <18.4
Apple · macOSversion=0 <13.7.5; version=0 <14.7.5; version=0 <15.4
Apple · iPadOSversion=0 <17.7.6

Published CVSS scores

8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free
T1210Exploitation of Remote Services

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