CVE-2025-31235 Use after free in iPadOS

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A double free vulnerability in Apple operating systems allows an app to cause unexpected system termination, requiring a security patch.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-31235?

CVE-2025-31235 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 12 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A double free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Weakness: CWE-415

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31235?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2025-31235?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31235 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2025-31235 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31235 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Ipados vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xh5p-rm5r-7f82.

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