CVE-2025-30456: Use After Free

Published Mar 31, 2025
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Updated

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Other sources

Accessibility. A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.

— Apple

AccountPolicy. This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

— Apple

Accounts. This issue was addressed with improved data access restriction.

— Apple

AirDrop. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

AirPlay. A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation.

— Apple

Credit

Uri Katz (Oligo Security), an anonymous researcher, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Bohdan Stasiuk@@bohdan_stasiuk, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Yutong Xiu@@Sou1gh0st, Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, Kirin@@Pwnrin, CVE-2025-24085, Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, Stephan Casas, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, CVE-2024-9681, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Pietro Francesco Tirenna(Shielder), Davide Silvetti(Shielder), Abdel Adim Oisfi(Shielder), Manuel Fernandez (Stackhopper Security), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Murray Mike(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), ABC Research s.r.o., Dave G.(Supernetworks), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @social.lol@@biscuit, Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), Kenneth Chew, Paweł Płatek (Trail(Bits), CVE-2025-27113, CVE-2024-56171, 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy(Supernetworks), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Supernetworks), Alex Radocea(Supernetworks), Diamant Osmani & Valdrin Haliti [Kosovë], dbpeppe, Solitechworld, Pwn2car, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Kandji), (Kandji), Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Halle Winkler, Politepix theoffcuts.org, Dolf Hoegaerts, Michiel Devliegere, Andrew James Gonzalez, Junsung <3(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Richard Hyunho Im with routezero.security@@richeeta, Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), zbleet(QI), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(OffSec), 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy)(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, PixiePoint Security, Andreas Hegenberg (folivora.AI GmbH), Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Lehan Dilusha@@zafer, Ron Masas(BREAKPOINT), Dominik Rath, Martin Kreichgauer(Google Chrome), Google Threat Analysis Group, wac(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), pattern-f@@pattern_F_, Andr.Ess, mzzzz__, Muhammad Zaid Ghifari (Mr.ZheeV), Kalimantan Utara, CVE-2024-48958, 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Alexia Wilson(Microsoft), Christine Fossaceca(Microsoft), Florian Draschbacher, Jimmy, Jax Reissner, Dalibor Milanovic, Jaydev Ahire, @@RenwaX23, Syarif Muhammad Sajjad, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, Alexander Heinrich@@Sn0wfreeze, SEEMOO, TU Darmstadt & Mathy Vanhoef@@vanhoefm, Jeroen Robben@@RobbenJeroen, DistriNet, KU Leuven, Vsevolod Kokorin (Slonser)(Solidlab), Gary Kwong, Paul Bakker(ParagonERP), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, rheza@@ginggilBesel, Jeffrey Hofmann, Ian Mckay@@iann0036, Nolan Astrein(Kandji), luckyu@@uuulucky, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf, Murray Mike, Dayton Pidhirney(Atredis Partners), Lyutoon, YenKoc, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h(FFRI Security Inc), Alhour@@NSAntoine, CVE-2023-27043, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), K宝@@Pwnrin, Tong Liu@@Lyutoon_, 风(binary_fmyy), F00L, Dave G., Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy), Kirin, FlowerCode, Pedro José Pereira Vieito / pvieito.com)@@pvieito

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<18.4
iPhone OS<18.4
macOS<13.7.5
macOS>=14.0<14.7.5
macOS>=15.0<15.4
macOS Ventura<13.7.5
13.7.5
Apple iOS and iPadOS<18.4
18.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<18.4
18.4
macOS<15.4
15.4
Apple macOS<14.7.5
14.7.5

Event History

Mar 31, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:23 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:23 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Apr 1, 2025
News Published
via BleepingComputer·01:35 PM
News Published
via BleepingComputer·01:36 PM
Apr 5, 2025
Known Exploited
01:36 PM

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-30456?

CVE-2025-30456 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for an app to gain root privileges.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-30456?

To mitigate CVE-2025-30456, update to macOS Ventura 13.7.5, iOS 18.4, or iPadOS 18.4.

3

Which Apple products are affected by CVE-2025-30456?

CVE-2025-30456 affects macOS Ventura, macOS Sequoia, macOS Sonoma, iOS, and iPadOS versions prior to specific fixes.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-30456?

CVE-2025-30456 is a parsing issue that involves improper handling of directory paths.

5

Can CVE-2025-30456 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2025-30456 typically requires local access for exploitation, allowing an app to gain elevated privileges.

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