CVE-2025-24200

Apple iOS and iPadOS Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability

Medium 6.1
Exploited: added to CISA KEV 12 Feb 2025

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.

Key facts

Published: 10 Feb 2025
Last changed: 2 Apr 2026
Assigned by: apple
KEV added: 12 Feb 2025
KEV fix due: 5 Mar 2025
EPSS: 4.457% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 91.58% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA): Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: partial

Severity scores

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6.1CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

What to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	0 up to but excluding 15.8.4 (affected) 0 up to but excluding 16.7.11 (affected) 0 up to but excluding 18.3.1 (affected)
Apple	iPadOS	0 up to but excluding 17.7.5 (affected)