Overview
The CVE-2025-24224 vulnerability is a critical security flaw found in various operating systems, including tvOS 18.5, iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5, watchOS 11.5, and visionOS 2.5. This vulnerability is of considerable concern as a remote attacker could exploit it to cause unexpected system termination, potentially compromising system integrity or leading to data leakage.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-24224
Severity: Critical, CVSS score 7.5
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: System compromise and potential data leakage
Affected Products
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Product | Affected Versions
tvOS | 18.5
iOS | 18.5
iPadOS | 18.5, 17.7.9
macOS Sequoia | 15.5
watchOS | 11.5
visionOS | 2.5
macOS Ventura | 13.7.7
How the Exploit Works
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted network packet to a vulnerable device. The exact nature of this packet is unknown, but it is likely to contain malicious code or data that triggers the vulnerability, leading to unexpected system termination.
Conceptual Example Code
Here’s a
conceptual
example of a network packet that might be used to exploit the vulnerability. This is a simple HTTP request that includes a malicious payload. Note that this is hypothetical and may not represent the actual exploit.
POST /vulnerable/endpoint HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
{ "malicious_payload": "<payload here>" }
Mitigation Guidance
Users are advised to apply the vendor-provided patch for their respective operating systems as soon as possible. If unable to apply the patch immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) may offer temporary mitigation.
