CVE-2025-43282: Double Free

Published Jul 29, 2025
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Updated

A double free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, watchOS 11.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Other sources

Accessibility. A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Accessibility. The issue was addressed by adding additional logic.

— Apple

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

— Apple

afclip. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

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

— Apple

Credit

Google's Threat Analysis Group, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, Gary Kwong(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2025-43226, Christian Kohlschütter, Sergei Glazunov(Google Project Zero), Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), Vlad Stolyarov(Google's Threat Analysis Group), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2025-6965, Gilad Moav, Yehuda Afek, Anat Bremler-Barr, Amit Klein, Yuhao Hu, Yan Kang, Chenggang Wu, Xiaojie Wei, shandikri(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Google V8 Security Team, Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13, Ziling Chen, HexRabbit@@h3xr4bb1t(DEVCORE Research Team), Ignacio Sanmillan@@ulexec, Clément Lecigne(Google's Threat Analysis Group), Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), Wong Wee Xiang, Himanshu Bharti@@Xpl0itme, Brian Carpenter, Jaydev Ahire, Ryan Dowd@@_rdowd, ABC Research s.r.o., Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), an anonymous researcher, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, 2ourc3 | Salim Largo, Dawuge(Shuffle Team), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Pyrophoria, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Minghao Lin, Jiaxun Zhu, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h(Kandji), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), 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), Martti Hütt, Tony Iskow@@Tybbow, MRHAX, Aditya Rana, Seo Hyun-gyu@@wh1te4ever(Xiaomi), Dora Orak(Xiaomi), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Xiaomi), XiLong Zhang@@Resery4(Xiaomi), noir@@ROIS, fmyy (@风沐云烟), Willey Lin, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Dora Orak, an anonymous researcher(Loadshine Lab), Hikerell(Loadshine Lab), @@zlluny, Martin Bajanik(Fingerprint), Ammar Askar, Syarif Muhammad Sajjad, Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft)

Affected Software

27 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.6
Apple iOS<18.6
Apple iPadOS<18.6
Apple WatchOS<11.6
Apple tvOS<18.6
Apple visionOS<2.6
Apple macOS Ventura<13.7.7
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.7.7
Apple iPadOS<17.7.9
Apple tvOS<18.6
18.6
Apple iOS<18.6
18.6
Apple iPadOS<18.6
18.6
Apple WatchOS<11.6
11.6
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.7.7
14.7.7
Apple iPadOS<17.7.9
Apple iPadOS>=18.0<18.6
Apple iPhone OS<18.6
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.7.7
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.7.7
Apple macOS>=15.0<15.6
Apple tvOS<18.6
Apple visionOS<2.6
Apple WatchOS<11.6
Apple iPadOS<17.7.9
17.7.9
Apple macOS Ventura<13.7.7
13.7.7
Apple visionOS<2.6
2.6
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.6
15.6

Event History

Jul 29, 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
Oct 15, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-43282?

CVE-2025-43282 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to potential unexpected system termination.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-43282?

To fix CVE-2025-43282, update to the latest version of the affected software including macOS Sequoia 15.6 and iOS 18.6.

3

What products are affected by CVE-2025-43282?

CVE-2025-43282 affects macOS Sequoia, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS, macOS Ventura, and macOS Sonoma.

4

What kind of issue is CVE-2025-43282?

CVE-2025-43282 is a double free issue related to memory management.

5

Can CVE-2025-43282 lead to exploitation?

Yes, an app exploiting CVE-2025-43282 may cause unexpected system termination, potentially leading to a denial of service.

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