CVEs / CVE-2025-24200
CVE-2025-24200: Apple iOS and iPadOS Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 12 Feb 2025
- medium 6.1 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 4.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Apple iOS and iPadOS contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability that allows a physical attacker to disable USB Restricted Mode on a locked device.
Description
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Apple iOS and iPadOS | before 15.8.4 | 15.8.4 |
| Apple iOS and iPadOS | before 16.7.11 | 16.7.11 |
| Apple iOS and iPadOS | before 18.3.1 | 18.3.1 |
| Apple iPadOS | before 17.7.5 | 17.7.5 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 12 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 5 Mar 2025 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 6.1 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-863 |
References
- CVE-2025-24200 on NVD
- CVE-2025-24200 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122173 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122173 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122174 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122345 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122346 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Feb/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Feb/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24200 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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