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Apple iOS and iPadOS Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability

Apple - iOS and iPadOS · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2025-02-12. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.

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

CVE-2025-24200

MediumCVSS 6.1KEV
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. 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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with physical access could bypass USB restrictions, potentially leading to unauthorized access to device data.

Recommendation

Update iOS and iPadOS to the latest versions (15.8.4, 16.7.11, 18.3.1, iPadOS 17.7.5) to fix the vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS