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CVE-2025-31200

Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1, macOS Sequoia 15.4.1, tvOS 18.4.1, visionOS 2.4.1, watchOS 11.5. Processing an audio stream in a maliciously crafted media file may result in code execution.

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 released before iOS 18.4.1.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.017
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0

Required Remediation

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Affected Products & Versions

6
apple macos>= 15.0 and < 15.4.1
apple tvos< 18.4.1
apple ipados< 18.4.1

Public Exploits & PoCs

2

Sigma Hunt Rules

8
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS
producthighRemote Access Tool - Renamed MeshAgent Execution - MacOS
producthighBinary Padding - MacOS
productmediumSuspicious Execution via macOS Script Editor
productmediumSystem Information Discovery Via Sysctl - MacOS
productmediumNew File Exclusion Added To Time Machine Via Tmutil - MacOS

Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · product-security@apple.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD16 Apr 2025 · 07:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

6
apple-security122722
apple-security122282
apple-security122400
apple-security122401
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/26Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/14Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/10Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/0Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/4Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
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