CVE-2025-24090: Infoleak

Published Jan 27, 2025
·
Updated

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3. An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps.

Other sources

Accessibility. An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.

Apple

AirPlay. A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation.

Apple

AirPlay. A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.

Apple

AirPlay. An input validation issue was addressed.

Apple

AirPlay. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Apple

Credit

Google Threat Analysis Group, Desmond(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Pwn2car & Rotiple (HyeongSeok Jang)(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2025-24085, Song Hyun Bae@@bshyuunn, Lee Dong Ha (Who4mI), Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, Zikan Wang@@Lakr233, DongJun Kim@@smlijun, JongSeong Kim in Enki WhiteHat@@nevul37, D4m0n, Mateusz Krzywicki@@krzywix, an anonymous researcher, pattern-f@@pattern_F_, Michael (Biscuit) Thomas @social.lol)@@biscuit, Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), Hichem Maloufi, Hakim Boukhadra, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, mastersplinter, Jason Gendron@@gendron_jason, 이준성 (Junsung Lee), @@RenwaX23, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Kirin@@Pwnrin, Q1IQ@@q1iqF(NUS CuriOSity), P1umer@@p1umer(Imperial Global Singapore), linjy(HKUS3Lab), chluo(WHUSecLab), Johan Carlsson (joaxcar), Uri Katz (Oligo Security), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Zhejiang University), babywu(Zhejiang University), (Zhejiang University), Xingwei Lin(Zhejiang University), Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C)

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS<18.3
Apple iPadOS<18.3
Apple iOS<18.3
18.3
Apple iPadOS<18.3
18.3
Apple iPadOS<18.3
Apple iPhone OS<18.3

Event History

Jan 27, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
Jan 16, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:06 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:06 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:16 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-24090?

CVE-2025-24090 is a permissions issue with a significant impact on user privacy.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-24090?

To fix CVE-2025-24090, update your device to iOS 18.3 or iPadOS 18.3.

3

What devices are affected by CVE-2025-24090?

CVE-2025-24090 affects Apple devices running iOS versions lower than 18.3 and iPadOS versions lower than 18.3.

4

What symptoms might indicate CVE-2025-24090 is present?

Symptoms of CVE-2025-24090 may include unauthorized enumeration of a user's installed apps by malicious applications.

5

Is CVE-2025-24090 a confirmed vulnerability?

Yes, CVE-2025-24090 is a confirmed vulnerability that has been addressed in the latest iOS and iPadOS updates.

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