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title: "CVE-2025-24200: Apple iOS and iPadOS Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2025-24200/
description: "CVE-2025-24200 (Apple iOS and iPadOS): Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV). An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2025-02-10
date_modified: 2026-04-02
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2025-24200"
kev: true
cvss: 6.1
epss: 0.0442
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2025-24200: Apple iOS and iPadOS Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability

**Signal:** Exploited: patch now if you run it. CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Yes, if you run Apple iOS and iPadOS. CISA added this CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-02-12, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild. US federal agencies must remediate by 2025-03-05 ; treat that as the outer limit, not the target.
- EPSS 4.4% , percentile 91: FIRST’s model estimates a 4.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (elevated). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Needs physical access needed. Lower urgency for most teams unless an attacker could already run code on the machine.

## What it is

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.

## Affected products (CVE record)

- Apple iOS and iPadOS: < 15.8.4, < 16.7.11, < 18.3.1
- Apple iPadOS: < 17.7.5

## Severity

- CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1: 6.1 `CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: added 2025-02-12; federal due date 2025-03-05. Known ransomware use: Unknown.
- CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active , automatable no , technical impact partial .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 4.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 91.

## Sources

- [Listed in CISA KEV notes (support.apple.com)](https://support.apple.com/en-us/122173)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2025-24200](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-24200)
- [NVD entry CVE-2025-24200](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24200)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog entry](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24200)
- [support.apple.com](https://support.apple.com/en-us/122174)
- [support.apple.com](https://support.apple.com/en-us/122345)
- [support.apple.com](https://support.apple.com/en-us/122346)
- [seclists.org](http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Feb/7)
- [seclists.org](http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Feb/8)
- [seclists.org](http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/7)

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Source page: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2025-24200/ · Security Digest: https://erroneo.us/security/ · More: https://erroneo.us/llms.txt