Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple / Mac OS being actively exploited

Apr, Tue, 2025
nathan
CTC NEWS , Industry News , Mailing List , Tech news

Apple Logo Apple has announced three critical vulnerabilities affecting a wide range of products including iOS devices iPhones, iPads, computers and more and believes that at least some of the vulnerabilities are being actively exploited. Additional details on each of the three vulnerabilities is below and Apple is recommending users update their Apple / Mac devices immediately.

Additional Info

Cyber Security News Article
CVE-2025-24200 – An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.5, iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1. A physical attack may disable USB Restricted Mode on a locked device. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.
CVE-2025-24201 – An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved checks to prevent unauthorized actions. This issue is fixed in visionOS 2.3.2, iOS 18.3.2 and iPadOS 18.3.2, macOS Sequoia 15.3.2, Safari 18.3.1. Maliciously crafted web content may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox. This is a supplementary fix for an attack that was blocked in iOS 17.2. (Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 17.2.).
CVE-2025-24085 – A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, tvOS 18.3. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 17.2.

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Article Submitted by Nathan J. Underwood, CEH