Apple Safari: An app may gain unauthorized access to Local Network
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.4, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, visionOS 2.4. An app may gain unauthorized access to Local Network.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 | Safari | before 18.4 | 18.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | before 18.4 | 18.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 15.4 | 15.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | visionOS | before 2.4 | 2.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- Safari VendorApple Affected before 18.4 Fixed in 18.4 Patch available CNA
- iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 18.4 Fixed in 18.4 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 15.4 Fixed in 15.4 Patch available CNA
- visionOS VendorApple Affected before 2.4 Fixed in 2.4 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 18.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 18.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 18.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0 to before 15.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 to before 15.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Safari (Apple) Fixed in 18.4
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 18.4
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.4
- Fix · CNA visionOS (Apple) Fixed in 2.4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple iOS and iPadOS 18.4
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
- Release ·
Apple macOS 15.4
39 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 10 MEDIUM, 29 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-17954 Information disclosure in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 53
- TI-2025-21730 Improper authentication in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2025-21726 Information disclosure in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 51
Show 2 more groups
- Release ·
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
- Release ·
Apple Safari 18.4
12 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 10 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-18012 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2025-17922 Apple Safari: A download's origin may be incorrectly associatedPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2025-17932 Open redirect in Apple SafariPriority LOW 39
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-31184
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q844-h75g-f78q
References
More Apple Ipados vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-31184 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-31184 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q844-h75g-f78q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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