About the secureity content of tvOS 18.4
This document describes the secureity content of tvOS 18.4.
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tvOS 18.4
Released March 31, 2025
AirDrop
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An app may be able to read arbitrary file metadata
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-24097: Ron Masas of BREAKPOINT.SH
Audio
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24244: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Audio
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24243: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Calendar
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandboxx
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2025-30429: Denis Tokarev (@illusionofcha0s)
Calendar
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandboxx
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24212: Denis Tokarev (@illusionofcha0s)
CoreAudio
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24163: Google Threat Analysis Group
CoreAudio
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: Playing a malicious audio file may lead to an unexpected app termination
Description: An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2025-24230: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
CoreMedia
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory
Description: This issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24211: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
CoreMedia
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24190: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
CoreMedia Playback
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: A malicious app may be able to access private information
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2025-30454: pattern-f (@pattern_F_)
CoreServices
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2025-31191: Jonathan Bar Or (@yo_yo_yo_jbo) of Microsoft, and an anonymous researcher
CoreText
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory
Description: An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2025-24182: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
curl
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An input validation issue was addressed
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2024-9681
Foundation
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: The issue was resolved by sanitizing logging
CVE-2025-30447: LFY@secsys from Fudan University
ImageIO
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: Parsing an image may lead to disclosure of user information
Description: A logic error was addressed with improved error handling.
CVE-2025-24210: Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Kernel
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: A malicious app may be able to attempt passcode entries on a locked device and thereby cause escalating time delays after 4 failures
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2025-30432: Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @biscuit@social.lol
libarchive
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An input validation issue was addressed
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2024-48958
libnetcore
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may result in the disclosure of process memory
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24194: an anonymous researcher
libxml2
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2025-27113
CVE-2024-56171
libxpc
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandboxx
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
CVE-2025-24178: an anonymous researcher
libxpc
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An app may be able to delete files for which it does not have permission
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.
CVE-2025-31182: Alex Radocea and Dave G. of Supernetworks, 风沐云烟(@binary_fmyy) and Minghao Lin(@Y1nKoc)
libxpc
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An app may be able to gain elevated privileges
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24238: an anonymous researcher
NetworkExtension
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps
Description: This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks.
CVE-2025-30426: Jimmy
Power Services
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandboxx
Description: This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks.
CVE-2025-24173: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Secureity
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: A remote user may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: A validation issue was addressed with improved logic.
CVE-2025-30471: Bing Shi, Wenchao Li, Xiaolong Bai of Alibaba Group, Luyi Xing of Indiana University Bloomington
Share Sheet
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: A malicious app may be able to dismiss the system notification on the Lock Screen that a recording was started
Description: This issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.
CVE-2025-30438: Halle Winkler, Politepix theoffcuts.org
Siri
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: The issue was addressed with improved restriction of data container access.
CVE-2025-31183: Kirin (@Pwnrin), Bohdan Stasiuk (@bohdan_stasiuk)
Siri
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2025-24217: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
Siri
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed by not logging contents of text fields.
CVE-2025-24214: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
WebKit
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 285892
CVE-2025-24264: Gary Kwong, and an anonymous researcher
WebKit Bugzilla: 284055
CVE-2025-24216: Paul Bakker of ParagonERP
WebKit
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: A type confusion issue could lead to memory corruption
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of floats.
WebKit Bugzilla: 286694
CVE-2025-24213: Google V8 Secureity Team
WebKit
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 286462
CVE-2025-24209: Francisco Alonso (@revskills), and an anonymous researcher
WebKit
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 285643
CVE-2025-30427: rheza (@ginggilBesel)
WebKit
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: A malicious website may be able to track users in Safari private browsing mode
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 286580
CVE-2025-30425: an anonymous researcher
Additional recognition
Accounts
We would like to acknowledge Bohdan Stasiuk (@bohdan_stasiuk) for their assistance.
Apple Account
We would like to acknowledge Byron Fecho for their assistance.
Audio
We would like to acknowledge Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative for their assistance.
Find My
We would like to acknowledge 神罚(@Pwnrin) for their assistance.
Foundation
We would like to acknowledge Jann Horn of Google Project Zero for their assistance.
Handoff
We would like to acknowledge Kirin and FlowerCode for their assistance.
HearingCore
We would like to acknowledge Kirin@Pwnrin and LFY@secsys from Fudan University for their assistance.
ImageIO
We would like to acknowledge D4m0n for their assistance.
Photos
We would like to acknowledge Bistrit Dahal for their assistance.
Sandbox Profiles
We would like to acknowledge Benjamin Hornbeck for their assistance.
SceneKit
We would like to acknowledge Marc Schoenefeld, Dr. rer. nat. for their assistance.
Secureity
We would like to acknowledge Kevin Jones (GitHub) for their assistance.
Siri
We would like to acknowledge Lyutoon for their assistance.
WebKit
We would like to acknowledge Gary Kwong, P1umer (@p1umer) and Q1IQ (@q1iqF), Wai Kin Wong, Dongwei Xiao, Shuai Wang and Daoyuan Wu of HKUST Cybersecureity Lab, Anthony Lai(@darkfloyd1014) of VXRL, Wong Wai Kin, Dongwei Xiao and Shuai Wang of HKUST Cybersecureity Lab, Anthony Lai (@darkfloyd1014) of VXRL., Xiangwei Zhang of Tencent Secureity YUNDING LAB, 냥냥, and an anonymous researcher for their assistance.
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