[ CVE-2025-24201 · Published 11 Mar 2025 ]
Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2025-03-13
- Critical severity: CVSS 10.0
[ Description ]Official description
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved checks to prevent unauthorized actions. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.3.1, iOS 15.8.4 and iPadOS 15.8.4, iOS 16.7.11 and iPadOS 16.7.11, iOS 18.3.2 and iPadOS 18.3.2, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.3.2, visionOS 2.3.2, watchOS 11.4. Maliciously crafted web content may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox. This is a supplementary fix for an attack that was blocked in iOS 17.2. (Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 17.2.).
CISA: Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and other Apple products contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in WebKit that may allow maliciously crafted web content to break out of Web Content sandbox. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
CISA required action (US federal deadline 3 Apr 2025): Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- support.apple.com/en-us/122281Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122283Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122284Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122285Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122345Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122346Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122372Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/122376Release NotesVendor Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/16Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/7Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/19Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Mar/2Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Mar/3Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Mar/4Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Mar/5Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/31Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- github.com/JGoyd/Glass-Cage-iOS18-CVE-2025-24085-CVE-2025-24201Third Party Advisory
- github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/194Issue Tracking
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00016.htmlMailing List
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource