Use-After-Free Causing Privilege Escalation in Apple Operating Systems
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | affected |
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| Apple | visionOS | affected |
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| Apple | watchOS | affected |
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Configuration 1 [-]
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No data.
No data available yet.
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is in the KEV database since Jan. 29, 2025.
Exploit prediction score: 17.4% (17.401% probability within 30 days)
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| Title | Use-After-Free Causing Privilege Escalation in Apple Operating Systems |
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| Title | Use‑After‑Free Vulnerability Allows Privilege Escalation in Apple Operating Systems |
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| Title | Use‑After‑Free Vulnerability Allows Privilege Escalation in Apple Operating Systems |
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| Title | Privilege Escalation via Use‑After‑Free in Apple Mobile and Desktop OSes |
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| Title | Privilege Escalation via Use‑After‑Free in Apple Mobile and Desktop OSes |
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| Description | A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, tvOS 18.3. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 17.2. | A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, watchOS 11.3. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 17.2. |
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Apple
Apple ipados Apple iphone Os Apple macos Apple tvos Apple visionos Apple watchos |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Apple ipados Apple iphone Os Apple macos Apple tvos Apple visionos Apple watchos |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-276 |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
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| Description | A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, tvOS 18.3. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 17.2. | |
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