Security fix · CVE-2025-24222
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
Published May 12, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 2, 2026 · Apple macOS
- Severity
- Medium6.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 49.0%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor Apple macOS 0 <15.5
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.
Technical analysis
Mechanism and impact are interpreted from ingested advisories — not independent exploit research.
CWE classification
No CWE identifiers stored yet.
Prerequisites and impact
Follow the original vendor advisory for access prerequisites and impact. This catalog does not invent exploit conditions.
How to fix CVE-2025-24222
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three reads of the same public record: the decision, the versions on file, and the signals. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch. This page does not publish exploit steps.
Executive
This is a public record, not a confirmed incident. CVE-2025-24222 is a medium issue in Apple macOS (CVSS 6.5). CISA does not currently list it as known exploited. Next step: Compare installed versions with the linked vendor advisory before changing production.
System administrator
Check whether Apple macOS is installed. Ranges on record: Apple macOS 0 <15.5 (0 <15.5). Compare installed versions with the linked vendor advisory before changing production.
Security analyst
CVSS 6.5. EPSS 49.0%. CISA does not currently list it as known exploited. Weaknesses: not classified. Sources: cve_org, euvd. Exploit links, when listed below, point at the original publisher.
Related intelligence
Exploitation evidence
Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 12, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
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.
Apr 2, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
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.
Affected versions
Enter an installed version to get a verified affected / not-affected result against the ranges below.
- vendor Apple macOS 0 <15.50 <15.5
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-24222
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-14631
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.
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.