CVE-2025-43361: Use After Free

Published Sep 15, 2025
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Updated

Admin Framework. A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

Other sources

AirPort. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

AMD. A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26, tvOS 26, visionOS 26, watchOS 26. A malicious app may be able to read kernel memory.

— MITRE

AppKit. The issue was resolved by blocking unsigned services from launching on Intel Macs.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

Credit

Ryan Dowd@@_rdowd, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Nolan Astrein(Kandji), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, an anonymous researcher, Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Dave G. (supernetworks.org), JZ, Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Michael Reeves@@IntegralPilot, Duy Trần@@khanhduytran0, Morris Richman@@morrisinlife, Hikerell (Loadshine Lab), 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha(BoB 14th), wac(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Adwiteeya Agrawal, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), pattern-f@@pattern_F_, Ferdous Saljooki@@malwarezoo(Jamf), Murray Mike, Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech), Apple, Dave G.(supernetworks), Alex Radocea(supernetworks), Romain Lebesle(Khatima), Himanshu Bharti@@Xpl0itme(Khatima), Taavi Eomäe(Zone Media), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), BynarIO AI (bynar.io), Kirin@@Pwnrin, Atul R V, Asaf Cohen, CVE-2024-43398, CVE-2024-49761, CVE-2025-6442, Vivek Dhar, ASI (RM) in Border Security Force, FTR HQ BSF Kashmir, Nikolai Skliarenko(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Microsoft), Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), Wang Yu(Cyberserval), 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha)(SSA Lab), Alexia Wilson(Microsoft), Christine Fossaceca(Microsoft), CVE-2025-6965, Nikita Sakalouski, Rosyna Keller(Totally Not Malicious Software), Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Yinyi Wu@@_3ndy1(Dawn Security Lab of JD), @@zlluny(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Keisuke Hosoda, Viktor Oreshkin, Philipp Baldauf, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, Lyutoon@@Lyutoon_, YingQi Shi@@Mas0n, Dawuge(Shuffle Team), Tom Brzezinski, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), KPC(Cisco Talos), Evan Waelde, 정답이 아닌 해답, Richard Hyunho Im@@richeeta, Jiwon Park, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Seo Hyun-gyu@@wh1te4ever, Luke Roberts@@rookuu, Jaydev Ahire, Big Bear, Ignacio Sanmillan@@ulexec, Mike Cardwell(grepular), Bob Lord, Pawel Wylecial(REDTEAM), ABC Research s.r.o., Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Cisco Talos), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Cisco Talos), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Bilal Siddiqui, Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, Shantanu Thakur, Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Jian Lee@@speedyfriend433, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon, Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), CVE-2025-40909, @@zlluny, CVE-2024-27280, @@RenwaX23, Ye Zhang(Baidu Security), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Computer Science), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, Justin Elliot Fu, Pyrophoria(GrapheneOS), an anonymous researcher(GrapheneOS), James J Kalafus, Michel Migdal, ken super

Affected Software

15 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.7.2
15.7.2
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.8.2
14.8.2
Apple iPadOS<26.1
Apple iPhone OS<26.1
Apple macOS<14.8.2
Apple macOS>=15.0<15.7.2
Apple tvOS<26.1
Apple visionOS<26.1
Apple WatchOS<26.1
Apple WatchOS<26
26
Apple iOS<26
26
Apple iPadOS<26
26
Apple visionOS<26
26
Apple tvOS<26
26
Apple macOS Tahoe<26
26

Event History

Sep 15, 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
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
WeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Nov 3, 2025
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Nov 4, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:16 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:16 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-43361?

CVE-2025-43361 has been classified as a logic issue that could lead to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-43361?

To fix CVE-2025-43361, update your Apple device to the latest version available, such as tvOS 26, watchOS 26, iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, or macOS Sequoia 15.7.2.

3

Which Apple products are affected by CVE-2025-43361?

CVE-2025-43361 affects macOS Sequoia, macOS Sonoma, tvOS, watchOS, iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS prior to their respective fixed versions.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-43361?

CVE-2025-43361 is categorized as a logic issue that can lead to kernel read access vulnerabilities in affected Apple software.

5

When was CVE-2025-43361 addressed by Apple?

CVE-2025-43361 was addressed with improved checks and bounds checking in software updates released by Apple for the affected products.

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