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TI-2025-21728 Aliases CVE-2025-30428GHSA-vhf9-v5pf-qmcg

Authentication bypass in Apple iOS and iPadOS

Priority LOW 24CWE-305Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00349 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 18.4iPadOS (Apple): 17.7.6

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 18.418.4Patch availableCNA
AppleiPadOSbefore 17.7.617.7.6Patch availableCNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 18.4 Fixed in 18.4 Patch available CNA
  • iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 17.7.6 Fixed in 17.7.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 17.7.6; 18.0 to before 18.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 18.4VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 17.7.6; 18.0 to before 18.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.4 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 18.4
  • Fix · CNA iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 17.7.6

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Apple iOS and iPadOS 18.4

    56 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 15 MEDIUM, 41 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-17978 Out-of-bounds read in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 53
    • TI-2025-17961 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 53
    • TI-2025-17940 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 53
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  • Release ·

    Apple iPadOS 17.7.6

    28 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 11 MEDIUM, 17 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-17978 Out-of-bounds read in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 53
    • TI-2025-17961 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 53
    • TI-2025-17940 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 53
    Show all 28 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-30428
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vhf9-v5pf-qmcg

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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