CVEvulnerability
CVE-2025-31200
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability — Apple Multiple Products
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and other Apple products contain a memory corruption vulnerability that allows for code execution when processing an audio stream in a maliciously crafted media file.
- Added to KEV
- 2025-04-17
- Remediation due
- 2025-05-08
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Notes
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122282 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/122400 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/122401 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/122402 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31200
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
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.
Affected configurations
• apple macos (>= 15.0 < 15.4.1)
• apple tvos (< 18.4.1)
• apple visionos (< 2.4.1)
• apple ipados (< 18.4.1)
• apple iphone os (< 18.4.1)
• apple watchos (< 11.5)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122282 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122400 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122401 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122402 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122722 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/26 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/14 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/10 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/0 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.noahhw.dev/posts/cve-2025-31200/ Broken Link, Exploit
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44161894 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/JGoyd/iOS-Attack-Chain-CVE-2025-31200-CVE-2025-31201/blob/main/Remote%20Crypto%20Attack%20Chain%20.md Broken Link, Exploit
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/200 Issue Tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-31200 US Government Resource