CVE-2025-24200
Published 2025-02-10 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source product-security@apple.com
Summary
CVE-2025-24200 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on February 12, 2025, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by March 5, 2025. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Apple has 96 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.
All 96 known-exploited Apple vulnerabilities →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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Apple — iOS and iPadOS
Name: Apple iOS and iPadOS Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
Date added: 2025-02-12 · Due: 2025-03-05
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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