Vulnerabilities

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

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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.