CVE-2025-24161

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: January 27, 2025 at 09:46 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:58 AM UTC

6 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in 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, tvOS 18.3. Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

iPadOS · Apple

95%

v < 17.7.4v < 18.3

Affected range stops below 17.7.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 18.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

iPhone OS · Apple

95%

v < 18.3

Affected range stops below 18.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 14.7.3v < 15.315.0 ≤ v < 15.3

Affected range stops below 14.7.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 15.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

tvOS · Apple

95%

v < 18.3

Affected range stops below 18.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

visionOS · Apple

95%

v < 2.3

Affected range stops below 2.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

watchOS · Apple

95%

v < 11.3

Affected range stops below 11.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (13)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122066

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122067

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122071

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122072

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122073

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/13

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-754

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