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Actively Exploited in the Wild

This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Apple ImageIO Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability Leading to Memory Corruption

Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the ImageIO component of various Apple operating systems, including macOS Sonoma, macOS Ventura, macOS Sequoia, iOS, and iPadOS, allows for an out-of-bounds write that could be exploited to cause memory corruption. This issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. Apple is aware of reports that this vulnerability may have been exploited in a sophisticated attack targeting specific individuals.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to memory corruption, with potential consequences such as arbitrary code execution or causing the system to become unresponsive.

Remediation

Users can update to macOS Sonoma 14.7.8, macOS Ventura 13.7.8, macOS Sequoia 15.6.1, iOS 18.6.2, or iPadOS 17.7.10 to address this vulnerability.

Added: Aug 21, 2025, 1:17 AM
Updated: Aug 21, 2025, 5:33 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4
impact
5.0
exploitability
6.1
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.4
threat
8.1
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.8

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.