CVE-2025-31228

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-05-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

The issue was addressed with improved authentication. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, iPadOS 17.7.7. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to access notes from the lock screen.

Affected products

Apple iPadOS: before 17.7.7; from 18.0 before 18.5 — fixed in 17.7.7, 18.5
Apple Iphone Os: before 18.5 — fixed in 18.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 17.7.7, 18.5; Apple Iphone Os 18.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122404
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122405
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/5
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/6

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