CVE-2025-24188 Denial of service in Safari
Attackers can cause an unexpected Safari crash by processing maliciously crafted web content, requiring users to update their browser.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-24188?
CVE-2025-24188 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 29 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.
Weakness: CWE-703
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24188?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Macos, Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24188?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24188 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-24188 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24188 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mmfc-2fhm-4p24.