CVE-2025-24200: Apple iOS and iPadOS Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.
Generated by VEDAS. Scores as of 2026-11-01 19:19 UTC. Rebuilt every few hours from cve-scores, CISA KEV and vedas-signatures. How this works and its limits.
What it is
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.
Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by apple, published 2025-02-10).
Weakness: CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
How it can be exploited
Exploitable with physical access with low attack complexity needing no privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability none. CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: no. Technical impact: partial.
- On CISA KEV since
- 2025-02-12
- US federal deadline
- 2025-03-05
- Ransomware use
- Not known
Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)
Also known as: BDU:2025-01367, CNNVD-202502-780, EUVD-2025-3671, GHSA-hvw5-4g4q-2h8p
VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:ASHASPECT
Exploit Observer links 1 piece of public exploit code or detection modules that name this CVE or one of its aliases.
Exploit code and modules (1)
Code that names this CVE. A repository can be a working exploit, a scanner, a fake or malware; read it before running anything.
- Code repository: https://github.com/mctavishsue/cve-2025-24200
Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (7)
Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-24200
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2025-3671
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hvw5-4g4q-2h8p
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24200
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24200
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cnnvd.org.cn/home/globalSearch?keyword=CNNVD-202502-780
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2025-24200
67 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.
VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.
Live scores
- EPSS
- 0.045
some chance of attack soon - VEDAS
- 0.972
strong exploit evidence - On CISA KEV
- Yes, since 2025-02-12
- Detection rule
- Out of scope (local)
Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish.
Who is affected
| Product | Affected | Not affected |
|---|---|---|
| Apple iOS and iPadOS | before 15.8.4 before 16.7.11 before 18.3.1 | Not stated |
| Apple iPadOS | before 17.7.5 | Not stated |
Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.
Exploit Observer also maps it to: apple ipados, apple iphone_os.
How to fix it
Fixed versions stated in the CVE record: 15.8.4, 16.7.11, 18.3.1, 17.7.5.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor guidance:
How to detect it
This bug needs local access to exploit. VEDAS signatures cover remotely exploitable bugs for now, so there is no network rule or remote check for it. Patch it and watch your endpoint telemetry for unusual local activity.
Advisories on this CVE
- Apple 2025 zero-days (21 Aug 2025)
References
Government sources
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24200 (government-resource)
Other 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/Feb/7
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Feb/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/7
Other databases
Where this comes from
This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, CISA KEV, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.