# CVE-2024-23225: Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption

> An attacker with kernel read/write access can bypass kernel memory protections, potentially leading to privilege escalation on Apple devices.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 6 Mar 2024 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7r4v-4jv2-pj5p

## What is CVE-2024-23225?

CVE-2024-23225 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 5 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, tvOS 17.4, visionOS 1.1, watchOS 10.4. An attacker with arbitrary kernel read and write capability may be able to bypass kernel memory protections. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23225?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Visionos, Apple Watchos.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-23225?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23225 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 27 Mar 2024.

## Is CVE-2024-23225 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-23225 in the wild since at least 6 Mar 2024.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados

- [CVE-2025-43300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43300/): Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-24201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24201/): Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-24085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24085/): Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-31200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31200/): Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-31201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31201/): Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-23225 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-23225 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 5 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-23225 in the wild since at least 6 Mar 2024.

Affected product: Apple Ipados. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23225/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23225/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23225
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23225
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-23225

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23225/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.