Medium

Process Memory Disclosure in Apple libnetcore Web Content Handling

IdentifiersCVE-2025-24194CWE-200

CVE-2025-24194 is an Apple libnetcore vulnerability described as a logic issue that was addressed with improved checks. According to the provided advisory content, processing maliciously crafted web content may result in disclosure of process memory. The issue affects Apple platforms including visionOS, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and macOS, and was fixed in visionOS 2.4, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, tvOS 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4. Based on the available information, the flaw is in libnetcore’s handling of web content and can cause unintended exposure of memory from the affected process.

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ANALYST BRIEF

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Impact

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Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to disclose process memory from the targeted application or service handling the malicious web content. Exposed memory could contain sensitive runtime data such as pointers, tokens, request/response data, or other in-memory information, depending on process state and what is resident in memory at the time of exploitation. The provided content does not state that this issue enables code execution; the documented impact is information disclosure.

Mitigation

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Until patches are applied, reduce exposure to untrusted or attacker-controlled web content where feasible. Limit browsing to trusted sites and constrain applications or workflows that automatically process remote web content. Because the issue is triggered by maliciously crafted web content, standard hardening measures around web content exposure may reduce risk, but the primary mitigation is vendor patching.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Apply the vendor fixes by updating affected systems to visionOS 2.4, iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, tvOS 18.4, or macOS Sequoia 15.4, as appropriate. Apple states the issue was addressed with improved checks in libnetcore/web content processing.

PUBLIC EXPLOITS

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EXPOSURE SURFACE

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VendorProductType

AppleIpadosoperating_system

AppleIphone Osoperating_system

AppleMacosoperating_system

AppleTvosoperating_system

AppleVisionosoperating_system

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

3 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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apple supportNews

Jan 25, 2026

About the security content of visionOS 2.4 - Apple Support

A logic issue in web content processing that may disclose process memory on Apple Vision Pro (Safari/WebKit context implied).

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Threat actor evidence

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Detection signatures

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