Apple Security Updates – 13 March 2025

Apple has released security updates to address a zero-day vulnerability in the WebKit cross-platform across macOS Sequoia and Safari.

The addressed vulnerability could allow the remote attacker to execute arbitrary code caused by an out-of-bounds write in the WebKit component by persuading the victim to open a specially crafted web content.

Apple Safari and macOS Sequoia Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2025-24201):

  • CVSS: 8.8
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Consequences: Gain Access

It should be highlighted that Apple is aware that the zero-day vulnerability “CVE-2025-24201” is being exploited in the wild in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 17.2.

Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-24201

Mitigations

The enterprise should deploy this patch as soon as the testing phase is completed.

Apple Security Advisory

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