Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU113517

Use-after-free in macOS - CVE-2025-43222

Published: July 30, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU113517

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43222

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the CFNetwork component. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Affected software

macOS
iPadOS

How to mitigate CVE-2025-43222

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 15.6 24G84, 13.7.7 22H722, 14.7.7 23H723
iPadOS - update to 17.7.9

External References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149

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