CVE-2025-24160: The issue was addressed with improved checks
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 01:08 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Jan 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Apply the official updates released by Apple for the affected operating systems: 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, and tvOS 18.3. These updates include improved checks that address the vulnerability.
Description
CVE-2025-24160 is a vulnerability affecting multiple Apple operating systems where parsing a file may cause an unexpected application termination. The issue has been addressed with improved checks and fixed in several OS versions including iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, and tvOS 18.3.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24160 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122066 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122067 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122068 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122069 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122071 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122072 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122073 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/13 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/14 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/15 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/16 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/18 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/19 (opens in a new tab)