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CVE-2025-24200: Apple iOS and iPadOS Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2025-02-12
• EPSS: 4.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-02-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.8.4 and iPadOS 15.8.4, iOS 16.7.11 and iPadOS 16.7.11, iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1, iPadOS 17.7.5. A physical attack may disable USB Restricted Mode on a locked device. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.8.4; from 16.0 before 16.7.11; from 17.0 through 17.7.5; from 18.0 before 18.3.1 — fixed in 15.8.4, 16.7.11, 18.3.1
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.8.4; from 16.0 before 16.7.11; from 17.0 before 18.3.1 — fixed in 15.8.4, 16.7.11, 18.3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.8.4, 16.7.11, 18.3.1; Apple Iphone Os 15.8.4, 16.7.11, 18.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/122173
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/122174
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/122345
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/122346
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/7
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Feb/7
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Feb/8
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24200

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