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TI-2025-17865 Aliases CVE-2025-24104GHSA-wjg3-gwjx-xwj5

Link following in Apple iOS and iPadOS

Priority LOW 28CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, iPadOS 17.7.4. Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01529 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 18.3iPadOS (Apple): 17.7.4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AppleiOS and iPadOSbefore 18.318.3Patch availableCNA
AppleiPadOSbefore 17.7.417.7.4Patch availableCNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 18.3 Fixed in 18.3 Patch available CNA
  • iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 17.7.4 Fixed in 17.7.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 17.7.4; 18.0 to before 18.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.3VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 17.7.4; 18.0 to before 18.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.3 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 18.3
  • Fix · CNA iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 17.7.4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple iOS and iPadOS 18.3

    25 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 4 MEDIUM, 20 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 100
    • TI-2025-17884 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 52
    • TI-2025-17910 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 50
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  • Release ·

    Apple iPadOS 17.7.4

    16 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 14 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-17877 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 55
    • TI-2025-17863 Information disclosure in Apple iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
    • TI-2025-17894 Type confusion in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 39
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-24104
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wjg3-gwjx-xwj5

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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