CVE-2025-43222

July 31, 2025, 7:56 p.m.

9.8
Critical

Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Apple
  • Ipados
  • Macos
  • *
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-416
Use After Free
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
o apple ipados / / / / / / / /
o apple macos / / / / / / / /
o apple macos / / / / / / / /
o apple macos / / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

9.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: July 30, 2025, 12:15 a.m.
Last Modified: July 31, 2025, 7:56 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

product-security@apple.com

*Disclaimer: Some vulnerabilities do not have an associated CPE. To enhance the data, we use AI to infer CPEs based on CVE details. This is an automated process and might not always be accurate.