What is CVE-2025-24222?

CVE-2025-24222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2025-24222?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-24222 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Apple Macos

CVE-2025-24222

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (30.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24222?: CVE-2025-24222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2025-24222?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-24222 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.