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CVE-2025-31201: Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write Vulnerability

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2025-04-17
• EPSS: 13.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-04-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-1220

Description

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.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 18.4.1 — fixed in 18.4.1
• Apple Iphone Os: before 18.4.1 — fixed in 18.4.1
• Apple macOS: from 15.0 before 15.4.1 — fixed in 15.4.1
• Apple tvOS: before 18.4.1 — fixed in 18.4.1
• Apple visionOS: before 2.4.1 — fixed in 2.4.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 18.4.1; Apple Iphone Os 18.4.1; Apple macOS 15.4.1; Apple tvOS 18.4.1; Apple visionOS 2.4.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• 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
• https://github.com/JGoyd/iOS-Attack-Chain-CVE-2025-31200-CVE-2025-31201/blob/main/Remote%20Crypto%20Attack%20Chain%20.md
• https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/200
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-31201

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