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TI-2025-17950 Aliases CVE-2025-24200GHSA-hvw5-4g4q-2h8p

Incorrect authorization in Apple iOS and iPadOS

Priority HIGH 84Exploited in the wildCWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Physical
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2025-02-12CISA due date 2025-03-05
EPSS 0.04457 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 15.8.4, 16.7.11, 18.3.1iPadOS (Apple): 17.7.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
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 15.8.4; before 16.7.11; before 18.3.115.8.4, 16.7.11, 18.3.1Patch availableCNA
AppleiPadOSbefore 17.7.517.7.5Patch availableCNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 15.8.4; before 16.7.11; before 18.3.1 Fixed in 15.8.4, 16.7.11, 18.3.1 Patch available CNA
  • iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 17.7.5 Fixed in 17.7.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 15.8.4; 16.0 to before 16.7.11; 17.0 – 17.7.5; 18.0 to before 18.3.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 15.8.4; 16.0 to before 16.7.11; 17.0 to before 18.3.1VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.8.4; 16.0 to before 16.7.11; 17.0 – 17.7.5; 18.0 to before 18.3.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.8.4; 16.0 to before 16.7.11; 17.0 to before 18.3.1 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.8.4, 16.7.11, 18.3.1
  • Fix · CNA iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 17.7.5

Timeline

  1. 2025-02-12 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-24200
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hvw5-4g4q-2h8p

References

Advisory 7

  • 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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