TI-2025-21733 Aliases CVE-2025-30433 GHSA-wmw5-c4qx-m982

Improper access control in Apple iOS and iPadOS

MEDIUM 51CWE-284Published 2025-03-31 · Updated 2026-06-23

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

This issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, visionOS 2.4, watchOS 11.4. A shortcut may be able to access files that are normally inaccessible to the Shortcuts app.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01288 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 18.4iPadOS (Apple): 17.7.6+3 more products

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	before 18.4	18.4	Patch available	CNA
Apple	iPadOS	before 17.7.6	17.7.6	Patch available	CNA
Apple	macOS	before 13.7.5; before 14.7.5; before 15.4	13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.4	Patch available	CNA
Apple	visionOS	before 2.4	2.4	Patch available	CNA
Apple	watchOS	before 11.4	11.4	Patch available	CNA

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
macOS VendorApple Affected before 13.7.5; before 14.7.5; before 15.4 Fixed in 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.4 Patch available CNA
visionOS VendorApple Affected before 2.4 Fixed in 2.4 Patch available CNA
watchOS VendorApple Affected before 11.4 Fixed in 11.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::	before 17.7.6; 18.0 to before 18.4	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::	before 18.4	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::	13.0 to before 13.7.5; 14.0 to before 14.7.5; 15.0 to before 15.4	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos::::::::	before 2.4	Vulnerable	Apple

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
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0 to before 13.7.5; 14.0 to before 14.7.5; 15.0 to before 15.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.4 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 18.4
Fix · CNA iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 17.7.6
Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.4
Fix · CNA visionOS (Apple) Fixed in 2.4
Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.4

Fixed in the same release

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

Release · 2025-03-31
Apple macOS 13.7.5, 14.7.5, 15.4
75 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 35 MEDIUM, 40 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 · 2025-03-31
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 · 2025-03-31
Apple watchOS 11.4
40 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 13 MEDIUM, 27 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-17978 Out-of-bounds read in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 53
- TI-2025-17940 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 53
- TI-2025-17985 Buffer overflow in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 52
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Release · 2025-03-31
Apple visionOS 2.4
33 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 11 MEDIUM, 22 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 · 2025-03-31
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

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-30433
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wmw5-c4qx-m982

References

Advisory 6

Other 1

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122376

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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