Apple CoreMedia Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation
CVE-2025-24085 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Apple CoreMedia/Core Media. Apple states the issue was addressed with improved memory management and that a malicious application may be able to elevate privileges. The flaw affects Apple platforms prior to the fixes released in visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, and tvOS 18.3. Apple also reported awareness of a case in which the vulnerability may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 17.2. Based on the provided content, the specific vulnerable function or code path is not identified.
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Apple Core Media use-after-free vulnerability; reported actively exploited in the wild.
A use-after-free vulnerability in Apple Core Media that could allow an already-installed malicious app to elevate privileges.
Use-after-free privilege escalation vulnerability; Apple reports it may have been actively exploited against iOS versions prior to iOS 17.2.
An Apple Core Media use-after-free vulnerability mentioned only in a related-stories section; no details provided in the main content.
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