What is CVE-2025-24264?

CVE-2025-24264 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-31.

How severe is CVE-2025-24264?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-24264 known to be exploited?

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

Resource exhaustion in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2025-24264

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.4, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.4, tvOS 18.4, visionOS 2.4, watchOS 11.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published 2025-03-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple iOS And Ipados — versions 0
Apple Ipados — versions 0
Apple Iphone OS
Apple macOS — versions 0
Apple Safari — versions 0
Apple tvOS — versions 0
Apple Visionos — versions 0
Apple watchOS — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Public proof-of-concept exploits

w4zu/Debian_

References

support.apple.com/en-us/122371 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/122372 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/122373 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/122376
support.apple.com/en-us/122377 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/122378 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/122379 (Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24264?: CVE-2025-24264 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2025-24264?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-24264 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.