CVE-2025-24200 (GCVE-0-2025-24200)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-02-10 19:04 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:09- 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.
- CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS |
Affected:
0 , < 15.8.4
(custom)
Affected: 0 , < 16.7.11 (custom) Affected: 0 , < 18.3.1 (custom) |
guessed | |
| Apple | iPadOS |
Affected:
0 , < 17.7.5
(custom)
|
guessed |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-863 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | iOS and iPadOS |
| Due Date | 2025-03-05 |
| Date Added | 2025-02-12 |
| Vendorproject | Apple |
| Vulnerabilityname | Apple iOS and iPadOS Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | 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... |
| Vendor | Apple |
| Product | iOS and iPadOS, iPadOS |
| Added Date | 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 6.1 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | MEDIUM |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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