Protection Mechanism Failure in Apple Safari - CVE-2025-24167
Published: April 2, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106878
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24167
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions.
The
vulnerability exists due to a state management issue. A remote attacker
can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and incorrectly associate the download's origin.
Affected software
Apple Safari
watchOS
macOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
watchOS
macOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
How to mitigate CVE-2025-24167
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apple Safari - update to 18.4
watchOS - update to 11.4
macOS - update to 15.4 24E248
iPadOS - update to 18.4 22E240
Apple iOS - update to 18.4 22E240
watchOS - update to 11.4
macOS - update to 15.4 24E248
iPadOS - update to 18.4 22E240
Apple iOS - update to 18.4 22E240