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IpadosOperating system · Apple

CVE-2025-31241

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.5 / 11.5 or later.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A double free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, iPadOS 17.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.6, tvOS 18.5, visionOS 2.5, watchOS 11.5. A remote attacker may cause an unexpected app termination.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A double free vulnerability in Apple's core operating systems (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS) allows a remote attacker to trigger memory corruption by freeing the same memory pointer twice, leading to unexpected application termination or potentially further exploitation.

MitigationApply the available vendor patches by updating affected devices to iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5/17.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.5/Sonoma 14.7.6/Ventura 13.7.6, tvOS 18.5, visionOS 2.5, or watchOS 11.5 as appropriate.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
IpadosOperating system
Affected:< 17.7.7>= 18.0, < 18.5
Iphone OsOperating system
Affected:< 18.5
macOSOperating system
Affected:< 13.7.6>= 14.0, < 14.7.6>= 15.0, < 15.5
TvosOperating system
Affected:< 18.5
VisionosOperating system
Affected:< 2.5
WatchosOperating system
Affected:< 11.5

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check iOS version on iPhone
    Go to Settings > General > About > Version or use Finder/iTunes to view the iOS version
    Affected if Version is less than 18.5 (or less than 17.7.7 for older devices that don't support iOS 18)
  2. Check iPadOS version on iPad
    Go to Settings > General > About > Version or use Finder/iTunes to view the iPadOS version
    Affected if Version is less than 18.5 (or less than 17.7.7 for older devices that don't support iPadOS 18)
  3. Check macOS version
    Click Apple menu > About This Mac, or run 'sw_vers' in Terminal
    Affected if Version is less than 13.7.6, or between 14.0 and 14.7.5, or between 15.0 and 15.4.x
  4. Check tvOS version on Apple TV
    Go to Settings > General > About > Version
    Affected if Version is less than 18.5
  5. Check visionOS version on Apple Vision Pro
    Go to Settings > General > About > Version
    Affected if Version is less than 2.5
  6. Check watchOS version on Apple Watch
    Open the Watch app on iPhone, go to My Watch > General > About, or go to Settings > General > About on the Watch itself
    Affected if Version is less than 11.5

If the installed OS version falls within any of the affected version ranges for the relevant Apple platform, the device is vulnerable to this double free flaw.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.5 / 11.5 / 13.7.6 or later
Fixed in 2.511.513.7.6
Interim mitigation

Apply the available vendor patches by updating affected devices to iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5/17.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.5/Sonoma 14.7.6/Ventura 13.7.6, tvOS 18.5, visionOS 2.5, or watchOS 11.5 as appropriate.

Recommended fix High confidence

iOS 18.5, iPadOS 17.7.7 or 18.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.5, tvOS 18.5, visionOS 2.5, watchOS 11.5

  1. Back up your device data before initiating the update
  2. For iPhone/iPad: Navigate to Settings > General > Software Update and install the available security update
  3. For Mac: Navigate to System Settings > General > Software Update and install the available security update
  4. For Apple Watch: Open the Watch app on iPhone, go to General > Software Update, and install the update
  5. For Apple TV: Go to Settings > General > Software Update and install the update
  6. For Apple Vision Pro: Go to Settings > General > Software Update and install the update
  7. Restart the device after the update completes to ensure all memory management fixes are applied

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Ipados Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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