CVE-2025-31200

Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability

  • Critical 9.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 17 Apr 2025

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1, macOS Sequoia 15.4.1, tvOS 18.4.1, visionOS 2.4.1, watchOS 11.5. Processing an audio stream in a maliciously crafted media file may result in code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS released before iOS 18.4.1.

Key facts

Published
16 Apr 2025
Last changed
2 Apr 2026
Assigned by
apple
KEV added
17 Apr 2025
KEV fix due
8 May 2025
EPSS
20.898% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 97.6% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
AppleiOS and iPadOS
  • 0 up to but excluding 18.4.1 (affected)
ApplemacOS
  • 0 up to but excluding 15.4.1 (affected)
AppletvOS
  • 0 up to but excluding 18.4.1 (affected)
ApplevisionOS
  • 0 up to but excluding 2.4.1 (affected)
ApplewatchOS
  • 0 up to but excluding 11.5 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 16 Apr 2025 Published
  2. 17 Apr 2025 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References