CVE-2025-24210
📋 TL;DR
A logic error in image parsing across multiple Apple operating systems could lead to disclosure of user information when processing malicious images. This vulnerability affects users running outdated versions of visionOS, macOS, tvOS, iPadOS, and iOS. The issue allows potential information leakage through crafted image files.
💻 Affected Systems
- visionOS
- macOS
- tvOS
- iPadOS
- iOS
📦 What is this software?
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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Sensitive user data (potentially including personal information, device identifiers, or application data) could be exfiltrated to an attacker through a malicious image file.
Likely Case
Limited information disclosure such as metadata, temporary files, or non-critical system information could be exposed when processing untrusted images.
If Mitigated
With proper controls like sandboxing and input validation, impact would be minimal to none as the vulnerability would be contained.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction to process a malicious image file. No public exploit code has been disclosed as of this analysis.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: visionOS 2.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5
Vendor Advisory: https://support.apple.com/en-us/122371
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Settings/System Preferences 2. Navigate to Software Update 3. Install the latest available update for your device 4. Restart the device when prompted
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable automatic image processing
allConfigure applications to not automatically process or preview image files from untrusted sources
Use application sandboxing
allEnsure applications that process images run with appropriate sandboxing restrictions
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network filtering to block malicious image files at perimeter
- Deploy endpoint detection to monitor for suspicious image processing behavior
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check current OS version against affected versions listed in Apple security advisoriesCheck Version:
On macOS: sw_vers -productVersion; On iOS/iPadOS: Settings > General > About > VersionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify OS version matches or exceeds the patched versions listed in the fix information📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected crashes in image processing applications
- Unusual file access patterns by image processing services
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected outbound connections following image file processing
- Suspicious image file downloads
SIEM Query:
source="apple_system_logs" AND (process="image" OR process="parsing") AND (event="crash" OR event="error")🔗 References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122371
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122372
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122377
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122378
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/11
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/12
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/13
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/4
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/5
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9
