CVE-2025-24224: Race Condition

Published May 12, 2025
·
Updated

Accessibility. The issue was addressed by adding additional logic.

Other sources

Admin Framework. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

— Apple

afclip. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

afpfs. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

afpfs. This issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

AMD. A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.

— Apple

Credit

Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, Dawuge(Shuffle Team), Gary Kwong(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2025-43226, Tony Iskow@@Tybbow, Christian Kohlschütter, Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), Himanshu Bharti@@Xpl0itme, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Yuhao Hu, Yan Kang, Chenggang Wu, Xiaojie Wei, Ignacio Sanmillan@@ulexec, Clément Lecigne(Google's Threat Analysis Group), Vlad Stolyarov(Google's Threat Analysis Group), ABC Research s.r.o., 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, an anonymous researcher, 2ourc3 | Salim Largo, Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Minghao Lin, Jiaxun Zhu, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h(Kandji), Yuebin Sun@@yuebinsun2020, Shang-De Jiang(CyCraft Technology), Kazma Ye(CyCraft Technology), Nikolai Skliarenko(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Team Orca of Sea Security), Keith Yeo@@kyeojy(Team Orca of Sea Security), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Martti Hütt, Ryan Dowd@@_rdowd, Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Apple, Google Threat Analysis Group, Saagar Jha, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Lucas Leong@@_wmliang_(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2024-8176, Paweł Płatek (Trail(Bits), Dave G., Eric Dorphy(Twin Cities App Dev LLC), Google V8 Security Team, wac(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), rheza@@ginggilBesel(Palo Alto Networks), Edouard Bochin@@le_douds(Palo Alto Networks), Tao Yan@@Ga1ois(Palo Alto Networks), Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13, Jiming Wang, Jikai Ren, Juergen Schmied(Lynck GmbH), jioundai(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), chen fengjiao(HBC), 秦若涵, 崔志伟, 崔宝江, Deval Jariwala, Dalibor Milanovic, Andrew James Gonzalez, YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Duy Trần@@khanhduytran0, Dayton Pidhirney(Atredis Partners), Lyutoon, YenKoc, Richard Hyunho Im@@richeeta, Andr.Ess, Shehab Khan, wac, CertiK@@CertiK, Thibaud Kehler, Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Thomas Völkl@@vollkorntomate, SEEMOO, TU Darmstadt, Dillon Franke(Google Project Zero), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Fudan University), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Bohdan Stasiuk@@bohdan_stasiuk, Adam M., Sourabhkumar Mishra, CVE-2025-26465, CVE-2025-26466, @@RenwaX23, 7feilee

Affected Software

16 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Ventura<13.7.7
13.7.7
Apple iPadOS<17.7.9
17.7.9
Apple iOS<18.5
18.5
Apple iPadOS<18.5
18.5
Apple WatchOS<11.5
11.5
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.5
15.5
Apple visionOS<2.5
2.5
Apple tvOS<18.5
18.5
Apple iPadOS<17.7.9
Apple iPadOS>=18.0<18.5
Apple iPhone OS<18.5
Apple macOS<13.7.7
Apple macOS>=15.0<15.5
Apple tvOS<18.5
Apple visionOS<2.5
Apple WatchOS<11.5

Event History

May 12, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Jul 29, 2025
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:35 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:35 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Jul 30, 2025
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-24224?

CVE-2025-24224 has been rated with a high severity due to its potential impact on multiple Apple operating systems.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-24224?

To fix CVE-2025-24224, users should update their affected Apple devices to the latest versions as specified in Apple's advisory.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2025-24224?

CVE-2025-24224 affects Apple macOS Ventura version 13.7.7, iPadOS version 17.7.9, iOS version 18.5, and other Apple operating system versions.

4

What types of vulnerabilities does CVE-2025-24224 address?

CVE-2025-24224 addresses memory handling and path validation vulnerabilities affecting accessibility features.

5

Who is the vendor for CVE-2025-24224?

The vendor for CVE-2025-24224 is Apple, which provides updates for the impacted products and versions.

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