Threats / Apple / CVE-2025-31200
CVE-2025-31200
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Verified 2026-06-22
Apple Multiple Products vulnerability
Memory corruption in Apple's audio stream processing allows code execution via maliciously crafted media files across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and other products.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
A memory corruption vulnerability in audio processing enables arbitrary code execution when users open or interact with specially crafted media files. Active exploitation in the wild indicates immediate risk to affected Apple device users.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
10 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-04-17).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.21255 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Apple, Multiple Products. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
Craft a malicious media file with a specially formatted audio stream to trigger memory corruption in the target device's media parser.
Business
Users' devices become compromised, exposing personal data, credentials, and enabling unauthorized access to sensitive information stored on Apple platforms.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
Distribute the malicious media file through messaging apps, email, or web downloads to maximize exposure across the target user base.
Business
Widespread device compromise across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS ecosystems undermines customer trust and creates liability for data breaches affecting millions of users.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
Execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the media processing application to establish persistence or pivot to system-level access.
Business
Attackers gain foothold for lateral movement, data exfiltration, or installation of additional malware, increasing incident response costs and regulatory exposure.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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