Apple Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability

Apple Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability
Summary: Apple has released a patch for a critical zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-24085) affecting multiple operating systems, including iOS and macOS, which is currently being actively exploited. The update, which comes in the form of iOS 18.3, also addresses 28 other vulnerabilities but lacks public technical details to hinder further exploitation. Affected devices include a range of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and Apple TVs.

Affected: Apple devices including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV

Keypoints :

  • A zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-24085 is actively exploited and affects Apple’s Core Media framework.
  • The patch is included in iOS 18.3 and fixes a total of 29 vulnerabilities.
  • Affected devices include iPhone XS and later, Apple Watch Series 6 and later, various iPads, macOS Sequoia, and Apple TV models.

Source: https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/apple-patches-actively-exploited-zero-day-vulnerability