Apple Multiple Products Unspecified Vulnerability

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.6, watchOS 8.7, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, Safari 15.6. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CheckOps priority index

5.4/10 Patch within 7 days

Severity8.8

Probability0.3

Exploitation3/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 3.2% higher than 88.2% of CVEs

CVSS 3.1 8.8 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:

Exploited for 379 days 20 Oct 2025

CISA due date 10 Nov 2025 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 3 / 5

KEV catalog (CISA)20 Oct 2025
Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)20 Oct 2025
Used by ransomwareno
EPSS above 10 %3.2%
No account, over the networkyes

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Affected products

SafarimacOStvOSwatchOSiOS and iPadOSMultiple Products

Affected versions

unspecified <15.6
unspecified <12.5
unspecified <8.7

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

14 Aug 2023
Published
20 Oct 2025
Exploitation reported (ENISA)
20 Oct 2025
Added to the KEV catalog
10 Nov 2025
CISA remediation due date

References

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