CVE-2025-43222

A use-after-free issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/124148	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/124150	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/124151	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/31
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/32
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/33
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/34

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-07-30 00:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 09:23

NVD link : CVE-2025-43222

Mitre link : CVE-2025-43222

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-43222

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

ipados
macos

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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