Apple Addresses Multiple Vulnerabilities in macOS, iPadOS, and iOS with Critical Security Updates

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) reports multiple vulnerabilities in Apple macOS, iPadOS, and iOS. * Affected systems: iPhoneOS, MacOS X, Apple macOS, Apple iPadOS, and Apple iOS. * Impact: Attackers could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause denial-of-service, execute arbitrary code, disclose sensitive data, manipulate files, escalate privileges (including root), bypass security measures, and launch spoofing attacks. * CVSS Base Score: The risk is rated as "high" with a base score of 8.8. * Vulnerabilities are tracked using CVE identifiers, including CVE-2024-44172, CVE-2024-44243, and numerous CVEs in the CVE-2025-24085 to CVE-2025-24185 range. * Recommendation: Apply the latest security updates from Apple to mitigate these risks. Refer to Apple's security content of iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 for updates and workarounds.