CVE-2025-24097: Medium severity Apple iPadOS vulnerability

Published Mar 31, 2025
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Updated

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, tvOS 18.4, watchOS 11.4. An app may be able to read arbitrary file metadata.

Other sources

Accessibility. A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.

— Apple

AccountPolicy. This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

— Apple

Accounts. This issue was addressed with improved data access restriction.

— Apple

AirDrop. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

Credit

Ron Masas(BREAKPOINT), Uri Katz (Oligo Security), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, Google Threat Analysis Group, wac(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), pattern-f@@pattern_F_, Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), an anonymous researcher, CVE-2024-9681, LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @social.lol@@biscuit, Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), CVE-2024-48958, CVE-2025-27113, CVE-2024-56171, Alex Radocea(Supernetworks), Dave G.(Supernetworks), 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, Jimmy, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Halle Winkler, Politepix theoffcuts.org, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Bohdan Stasiuk@@bohdan_stasiuk, Gary Kwong, Paul Bakker(ParagonERP), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, rheza@@ginggilBesel, Dominik Rath, Martin Kreichgauer(Google Chrome), Yutong Xiu@@Sou1gh0st, Andr.Ess, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), @@RenwaX23, Syarif Muhammad Sajjad, Andrew James Gonzalez, Apple, Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Lehan Dilusha@@zafer, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, mzzzz__, Muhammad Zaid Ghifari (Mr.ZheeV), Kalimantan Utara, Alexia Wilson(Microsoft), Christine Fossaceca(Microsoft), Florian Draschbacher, Jax Reissner, Dalibor Milanovic, Jaydev Ahire, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Richard Hyunho Im with routezero.security@@richeeta, Alexander Heinrich@@Sn0wfreeze, SEEMOO, TU Darmstadt & Mathy Vanhoef@@vanhoefm, Jeroen Robben@@RobbenJeroen, DistriNet, KU Leuven, Vsevolod Kokorin (Slonser)(Solidlab), Dillon Franke(Google Project Zero), Lyutoon(Atredis Partners), YenKoc(Atredis Partners), Dayton Pidhirney(Atredis Partners), Saagar Jha, Mateusz Krzywicki@@krzywix, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Lucas Leong@@_wmliang_(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Christian Kohlschütter, CVE-2024-8176, Richard Hyunho Im@@richeeta, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), wac, Dave G., 7feilee, Eric Dorphy(Twin Cities App Dev LLC), Adam M., Google V8 Security Team, Ignacio Sanmillan@@ulexec, Jiming Wang, Jikai Ren, Yuhao Hu, Yan Kang, Chenggang Wu, Xiaojie Wei, Thibaud Kehler, jioundai(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), chen fengjiao(HBC), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Jeffrey Hofmann, Ian Mckay@@iann0036, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Nolan Astrein(Kandji), Stephan Casas, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Pietro Francesco Tirenna(Shielder), Davide Silvetti(Shielder), Abdel Adim Oisfi(Shielder), luckyu@@uuulucky, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf, Manuel Fernandez (Stackhopper Security), ABC Research s.r.o., Murray Mike, Lyutoon, YenKoc, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h(FFRI Security Inc), Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Kenneth Chew, Paweł Płatek (Trail(Bits), Diamant Osmani & Valdrin Haliti [Kosovë], dbpeppe, Solitechworld, Pwn2car, Alhour@@NSAntoine, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Kandji), (Kandji), Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, CVE-2023-27043, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Dolf Hoegaerts, Michiel Devliegere, K宝@@Pwnrin, Tong Liu@@Lyutoon_, 风(binary_fmyy), F00L, zbleet(QI), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy), Kirin, FlowerCode, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Pedro José Pereira Vieito / pvieito.com)@@pvieito, PixiePoint Security, Andreas Hegenberg (folivora.AI GmbH), CVE-2025-24085, Murray Mike(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy(Supernetworks), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Supernetworks), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(OffSec), 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy)(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab)

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iPadOS<18.4
Apple iPhone OS<18.4
Apple macOS<14.7.5
Apple macOS<15.4
Apple tvOS<18.4
Apple iPadOS<17.7.7
17.7.7
Apple tvOS<18.4
18.4
Apple iOS<18.4
18.4
Apple iPadOS<18.4
18.4
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.4
15.4
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.7.5
14.7.5
Apple WatchOS<11.4
11.4

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.4
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.4
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.7.7
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.4
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.7.5

Event History

Mar 31, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:24 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:24 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Apr 1, 2025
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
News Published
via BleepingComputer·01:35 PM
News Published
via BleepingComputer·01:36 PM
Apr 5, 2025
Known Exploited
01:36 PM
May 12, 2025
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-24097?

CVE-2025-24097 has been identified as a permissions issue that allows apps to read arbitrary file metadata.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-24097?

To fix CVE-2025-24097, update your device to macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, or tvOS 18.4.

3

Which versions of Apple products are affected by CVE-2025-24097?

CVE-2025-24097 affects macOS up to version 14.7.5, iOS up to version 18.4, iPadOS up to version 18.4, and tvOS up to version 18.4.

4

What types of devices are impacted by CVE-2025-24097?

CVE-2025-24097 impacts various Apple devices including iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TVs.

5

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-24097?

Yes, a patch for CVE-2025-24097 is included in the software updates for the affected Apple products mentioned.

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