Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to…
Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-1220Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- 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 by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1, macOS Sequoia 15.4.1, tvOS 18.4.1, visionOS 2.4.1. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on iOS.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2025-04-17CISA due date 2025-05-08
EPSS 0.13973 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 18.4.1macOS (Apple): 15.4.1+2 more products
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- 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 18.4.1 | 18.4.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 15.4.1 | 15.4.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | tvOS | before 18.4.1 | 18.4.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | visionOS | before 2.4.1 | 2.4.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 18.4.1 Fixed in 18.4.1 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 15.4.1 Fixed in 15.4.1 Patch available CNA
- tvOS VendorApple Affected before 18.4.1 Fixed in 18.4.1 Patch available CNA
- visionOS VendorApple Affected before 2.4.1 Fixed in 2.4.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0 to before 15.4.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 18.4.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.4.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 18.4.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 18.4.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 to before 15.4.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.4.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.4.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.4.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.4.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 18.4.1
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.4.1
- Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 18.4.1
- Fix · CNA visionOS (Apple) Fixed in 2.4.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple iOS and iPadOS, macOS and 2 more products 15.4.1, 18.4.1, 2.4.1
2 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 2 CRITICAL
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 100
Timeline
- 2025-04-17 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-31201
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q4hh-vrvh-r4h7
References
Advisory 9
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122282
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122400
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122401
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122402
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/26
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/14
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/0
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/3
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/4
More Apple Ipados vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- 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
- TI-2021-01573 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-31201 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-31201 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q4hh-vrvh-r4h7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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