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CVE-2025-24200· NVD / CVE Program· CNA apple

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.

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.

MediumCVSS 6.1 · v3.1KEVWeaponized No fix recorded
Published
Feb 10, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
4.5% · 91th percentile
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Action score

55

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
CISA KEV
30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Feb 12, 2025. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for government agencies: Mar 5, 2025.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
appleipados
appleiphone os

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apple ipadosbefore 15.8.4
  • apple ipados16.0 and later · before 16.7.11
  • apple ipados17.0 and later · up to 17.7.5 inclusive
  • apple ipados18.0 and later · before 18.3.1
  • apple iphone osbefore 15.8.4
  • apple iphone os16.0 and later · before 16.7.11
  • apple iphone os17.0 and later · before 18.3.1

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 15.8.4affected
    • before 16.7.11affected
    • before 18.3.1affected

  • Apple iPadOS

    • before 17.7.5affected

Same product

apple: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    84Now
  • CVE-2025-43300An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.KEV
    80Now
  • CVE-2023-41064A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.KEV
    77This week
  • CVE-2023-32434An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.KEV
    76This week
  • CVE-2025-24085A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.KEV
    75This week
  • CVE-2023-41993The issue was addressed with improved checks.KEV
    72This 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

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

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.

  1. Published
  2. CISA KEV+1 d
  3. TodaySep 29, 2026+596 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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

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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-2024-5451214 days apartThe issue was addressed by removing the relevant flags.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2024-5453014 days apartThe issue was addressed with improved checks.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2024-44217105 days apartA permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2024-4077126 days apartThe issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2024-27848245 days apartThis issue was addressed with improved permissions checking.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2026-28951455 days apartAn authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.
    31Monitor

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

  • Physical access to the device is required.
  • 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
none
Attack vector
Physical
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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