Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-24137

CVE-2025-24137:
macOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A type confusion vulnerability (CVE-2025-24137) was discovered and patched in multiple Apple operating systems including iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, and tvOS 18.3. The vulnerability was discovered by Uri Katz of Oligo Security and disclosed on January 27, 2025 (Apple Security).

Technical details

The vulnerability is a type confusion issue in the AirPlay component that was addressed with improved checks. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.0 HIGH with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause unexpected application termination or execute arbitrary code on the target system (Apple Security).

Mitigation and workarounds

Apple has released security updates to address this vulnerability across their affected operating systems. Users are advised to update to iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, or tvOS 18.3 depending on their device (Apple Security).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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