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TI-2025-17887 Aliases CVE-2025-24129GHSA-v87f-3m66-pc8x

Type confusion in Apple iOS and iPadOS

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-843Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-843 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3. An attacker on the local network may cause an unexpected app termination.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01311 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 18.3macOS (Apple): 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.3+2 more products

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AppleiOS and iPadOSbefore 18.318.3Patch availableCNA
ApplemacOSbefore 13.7.5; before 14.7.5; before 15.313.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.3Patch availableCNA
AppletvOSbefore 18.318.3Patch availableCNA
ApplevisionOSbefore 2.32.3Patch availableCNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 18.3 Fixed in 18.3 Patch available CNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 13.7.5; before 14.7.5; before 15.3 Fixed in 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.3 Patch available CNA
  • tvOS VendorApple Affected before 18.3 Fixed in 18.3 Patch available CNA
  • visionOS VendorApple Affected before 2.3 Fixed in 2.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 15.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 11.3VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.3 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 18.3
  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.3
  • Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 18.3
  • Fix · CNA visionOS (Apple) Fixed in 2.3

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple iOS and iPadOS 18.3

    25 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 4 MEDIUM, 20 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 100
    • TI-2025-17884 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 52
    • TI-2025-17910 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 50
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  • Release ·

    Apple visionOS 2.3

    18 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 3 MEDIUM, 14 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 100
    • TI-2025-17884 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 52
    • TI-2025-17910 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 50
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  • Release ·

    Apple tvOS 18.3

    16 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 2 MEDIUM, 13 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 100
    • TI-2025-17884 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 52
    • TI-2025-17918 Out-of-bounds read in Apple SafariPriority LOW 39
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  • Release ·

    Apple macOS 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.3

    5 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 100
    • TI-2025-17884 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 52
    • TI-2025-17929 NULL pointer dereference in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 34
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-24129
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v87f-3m66-pc8x

References

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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