TI-2025-27934 Aliases CVE-2025-43222 GHSA-gfcc-vchc-gg23

Use after free in Apple iPadOS

MEDIUM 50CWE-416Published 2025-07-29 · Updated 2026-04-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A use-after-free issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00799 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed iPadOS (Apple): 17.7.9macOS (Apple): 13.7.7, 14.7.7, 15.6

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apple	iPadOS	before 17.7.9	17.7.9	Patch available	CNA
Apple	macOS	before 13.7.7; before 14.7.7; before 15.6	13.7.7, 14.7.7, 15.6	Patch available	CNA

iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 17.7.9 Fixed in 17.7.9 Patch available CNA
macOS VendorApple Affected before 13.7.7; before 14.7.7; before 15.6 Fixed in 13.7.7, 14.7.7, 15.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::	before 17.7.9	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::	before 13.7.7; 14.0 to before 14.7.7; 15.0 to before 15.6	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 17.7.9 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.7.7; 14.0 to before 14.7.7; 15.0 to before 15.6 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 17.7.9
Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.7.7, 14.7.7, 15.6

Fixed in the same release

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

Release · 2025-07-29
Apple macOS 13.7.7, 14.7.7, 15.6
32 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 16 MEDIUM, 16 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-27932 Link following in Apple iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2025-27921 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2025-27898 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
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Release · 2025-07-29
Apple iPadOS 17.7.9
14 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 7 MEDIUM, 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-27932 Link following in Apple iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2025-27921 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2025-22514 Information disclosure in Apple iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-43222
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gfcc-vchc-gg23

References

Advisory 4

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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Sources

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