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CVE-2025-24200

Apple iOS and iPadOS Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.8.4 and iPadOS 15.8.4, iOS 16.7.11 and iPadOS 16.7.11, iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1, iPadOS 17.7.5. A physical attack may disable USB Restricted Mode on a locked device.

Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.4843
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Required Remediation

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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Weakness Classification

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
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Affected Products & Versions

7
apple ipados< 15.8.4
apple ipados>= 16.0 and < 16.7.11
apple ipados>= 17.0 and <= 17.7.5
apple ipados>= 18.0 and < 18.3.1
apple iphone os< 15.8.4
apple iphone os>= 16.0 and < 16.7.11
apple iphone os>= 17.0 and < 18.3.1
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Scoring & Timeline

6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · product-security@apple.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD10 Feb 2025 · 07:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

5
apple-security122346
apple-security122345
cisaKEV-CVE-2025-24200
apple-security122174
apple-security122173
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/7Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Feb/7Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Feb/8Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24200US Government Resource
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