Information disclosure in Apple iPadOS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.6. A malicious app may be able to read sensitive location information.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iPadOS | before 17.7.7 | 17.7.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 13.7.6; before 14.7.6; before 15.5 | 13.7.6, 14.7.6, 15.5 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 17.7.7
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.7.6, 14.7.6, 15.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple iPadOS 17.7.7
24 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 23 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-21748 Missing authorization in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 47
- TI-2025-22448 Improper input validation in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 36
- TI-2025-22460 Integer overflow in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 35
- Release ·
Apple macOS 13.7.6, 14.7.6, 15.5
21 records Highest priority Priority LOW 21 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-22463 Protection mechanism failure in Apple macOSPriority LOW 36
- TI-2025-22461 Improper privilege management in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 36
- TI-2025-22448 Improper input validation in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-31220
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7j7h-p7m5-p62q
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-2025-31220 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-31220 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7j7h-p7m5-p62q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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