Use After Free in Apple Ipados

CVE-2025-43222

A use-after-free issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published · last modified .

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: 0.008 (53.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-43222: held from 0.007 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-43222?
CVE-2025-43222 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-07-30.
How severe is CVE-2025-43222?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.