This issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.
This issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, visionOS 2.4, watchOS 11.4. A shortcut may be able to access files that are normally inaccessible to the Shortcuts app.
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- Mar 31, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 23, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.2% · 68th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-284
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Report tools
Action score
39
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| apple | ipados | cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados |
| apple | iphone os | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os |
| apple | macos | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos |
| apple | visionos | cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- apple ipadosbefore 17.7.6
- apple ipados18.0 and later · before 18.4
- apple iphone osbefore 18.4
- apple macos13.0 and later · before 13.7.5
- apple macos14.0 and later · before 14.7.5
- apple macos15.0 and later · before 15.4
- apple visionosbefore 2.4
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apple). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Apple iOS and iPadOS
- before 18.4affected
Apple iPadOS
- before 17.7.6affected
Apple macOS
- before 13.7.5affected
- before 14.7.5affected
- before 15.4affected
Apple visionOS
- before 2.4affected
Apple watchOS
- before 11.4affected
Same product
apple: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-30860An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.KEV84Now
- CVE-2025-43300An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.KEV80Now
- CVE-2023-41064A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.KEV77This week
- CVE-2023-32434An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.KEV76This week
- CVE-2025-24085A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.KEV75This week
- CVE-2023-41993The issue was addressed with improved checks.KEV72This week
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2025-3043642 days apartThis issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device.36Monitor
- CVE-2024-27855294 days apartThe issue was addressed with improved checks.35Monitor
- CVE-2025-241730 days apartThis issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks.31Monitor
- CVE-2025-43407217 days apartThis issue was addressed with improved entitlements.31Monitor
- CVE-2024-40812245 days apartA logic issue was addressed with improved checks.31Monitor
- CVE-2025-43454217 days apartThis issue was addressed through improved state management.30Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-284 · Improper Access ControlCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Embedding Scripts within ScriptsCAPEC-19likelihood: High · High
- Malicious Logic InsertionCAPEC-441likelihood: Medium · High
- Modification of Windows Service ConfigurationCAPEC-478likelihood: Low · High
- Malicious Root CertificateCAPEC-479likelihood: Low · Low
- Intent SpoofCAPEC-502
- WebView ExposureCAPEC-503
- Data Injected During ConfigurationCAPEC-536likelihood: Low · High
- Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant EnvironmentCAPEC-546likelihood: Low · Medium
ATT&CK techniques
- RootkitT1014
- Obfuscated Files or Information: Embedded PayloadsT1027.009
- Boot or Logon Initialization ScriptsT1037
- Taint shared contentT1080
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLLT1505.005
- Pre-OS Boot:BootkitT1542.003
- Create or Modify System ProcessT1543
- Create or Modify System Process: Launch AgentT1543.001
- Create or Modify System Process:Windows ServiceT1543.003
- Create or Modify System Process: Launch DaemonT1543.004
- Event Triggered Execution:Change Default File AssociationT1546.001
- Event Triggered Execution:.bash_profile and .bashrcT1546.004
- Event Triggered Execution: Accessibility FeaturesT1546.008
- Event Triggered Execution: Installer PackagesT1546.016
- Boot or Logon Autostart ExecutionT1547
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution:Kernel Modules and ExtensionsT1547.006
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/122371
- support.apple.com/en-us/122372
- support.apple.com/en-us/122373
- support.apple.com/en-us/122374
- support.apple.com/en-us/122375
- support.apple.com/en-us/122376
- support.apple.com/en-us/122378
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/12
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/13
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/4
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/5
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.