CVE-2025-24141: Low severity Apple iOS and iPadOS vulnerability

Published Jan 27, 2025
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Updated

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

Other sources

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3. An attacker with physical access to an unlocked device may be able to access Photos while the app is locked.

— MITRE

Credit

Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), Uri Katz (Oligo Security), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Zhejiang University), babywu(Zhejiang University), (Zhejiang University), Xingwei Lin(Zhejiang University), 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)

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS and iPadOS<18.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<18.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<18.3
iPhone OS<18.3
Apple iOS and iPadOS<18.3
18.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<18.3
18.3

Event History

Jan 27, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:46 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:46 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-24141?

CVE-2025-24141 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized access to sensitive data on unlocked devices.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-24141?

To fix CVE-2025-24141, update your device to iOS 18.3 or iPadOS 18.3.

3

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-24141?

CVE-2025-24141 is an authentication issue related to state management.

4

Who is affected by CVE-2025-24141?

CVE-2025-24141 affects users of Apple iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 18.3.

5

What devices are impacted by CVE-2025-24141?

CVE-2025-24141 impacts devices running Apple iOS and iPadOS versions before 18.3.

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