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CVE-2025-24161: The issue was addressed with improved checks

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-24161· Medium 5.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 01:08 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Jan 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 fixes provided by Apple in the following versions: 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. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

CVE-2025-24161 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting multiple Apple operating systems including iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS. The flaw involves improper checks during file parsing that may cause an unexpected application termination (crash). This issue has been addressed with improved checks in the specified OS versions.

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