# CVE-2025-24252: Use after free in iOS and iPadOS

> A local network attacker can corrupt process memory via a use-after-free flaw in Apple operating systems, potentially leading to code execution.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 2 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7wfr-865w-3mvg

## What is CVE-2025-24252?

CVE-2025-24252 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 29 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.4, visionOS 2.4. An attacker on the local network may be able to corrupt process memory.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24252?

It affects 5 products.


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

## How do I fix CVE-2025-24252?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24252 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-24252 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-24252 exists.

Public exploit code:

- poc for CVE-2025-24252 & CVE-2025-24132 (github_poc): https://github.com/ekomsSavior/AirBorne-PoC
- iOS Airborne vulnerabilities log artifact extractor from LogArchive CVE-2025-24252 (github_poc): https://github.com/cakescats/airborn-IOS-CVE-2025-24252

## 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-2025-24252 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-24252 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 29 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-24252 exists.

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-2025-24252/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24252/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-24252
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24252
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24252

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24252/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.