CVE-2025-24129VulnerabilityPublished 27 Jan 2025Updated 2 Apr 2026

CVE-2025-24129: Apple iOS and iPadOS · An attacker on the local network may cause an unexpected app termination

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High · fixed in 18.3 : patch Apple iOS and iPadOS soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 70% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 18.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: High: There is total loss of availability, resulting in the attacker being able to fully deny access to resources in the impacted component; this loss is either sustained (while the attacker continues to deliver the attack) or persistent (the condition persists even after the attack has completed). Alternatively, the attacker has the ability to deny some availability, but the loss of availability presents a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component (e.g., the attacker cannot disrupt existing connections, but can prevent new connections; the attacker can repeatedly exploit a vulnerability that, in each instance of a successful attack, leaks a only small amount of memory, but after repeated exploitation causes a service to become completely unavailable).

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Jan 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Apple iOS and iPadOS	Affected =0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-24129, organizations and users should promptly update affected Apple devices to iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.3, or visionOS 2.3 as applicable. Network administrators should enforce strong Wi-Fi security measures, including WPA3 encryption and network segmentation to limit local network exposure. Implementing network monitoring and intrusion detection systems can help identify anomalous traffic patterns indicative of exploitation attempts. Restricting access to trusted devices and disabling unnecessary local network services reduces the attack surface. Educate users about risks associated with connecting to untrusted networks. For enterprise environments, consider deploying Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions to enforce timely patching and monitor device health. Additionally, application developers should implement robust error handling to minimize impact from unexpected app terminations. Regular vulnerability assessments and penetration testing focused on local network attack vectors can further enhance defenses.

Description

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.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2025-24129 is denial of service through unexpected application termination on affected Apple devices. This can disrupt user productivity, cause loss of unsaved data, and degrade the reliability of critical applications, especially in enterprise or mission-critical environments. Organizations relying heavily on iOS and iPadOS devices for business operations, communication, or customer-facing applications may experience operational interruptions. The vulnerability does not directly compromise confidentiality or integrity but can be leveraged to create persistent service disruptions or as part of a broader attack chain. Since exploitation requires local network access, environments with unsecured or poorly segmented Wi-Fi networks are at higher risk. The disruption could also affect public services, healthcare, finance, and other sectors where Apple devices are prevalent. Although no known exploits exist yet, the vulnerability’s ease of exploitation and high impact on availability warrant urgent attention.

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 3 Apr 2026, 00:34 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-843

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