CVE-2025-31201
CRITICAL(9.8)KEVElevated Risk
Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write Vulnerability
Description
This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1, macOS Sequoia 15.4.1, tvOS 18.4.1, visionOS 2.4.1. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on iOS.
KEV Information
CVSS Score
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HOpen in CalculatorCWEs
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| apple | macos | >= 15.0, < 15.4.1 |
| apple | tvos | < 18.4.1 |
| apple | visionos | < 2.4.1 |
| apple | ipados | < 18.4.1 |
| apple | iphone os | < 18.4.1 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122282(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122400(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122401(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122402(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/26(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/14(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/0(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/3(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/4(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- https://github.com/JGoyd/iOS-Attack-Chain-CVE-2025-31200-CVE-2025-31201/blob/main/Remote%20Crypto%20Attack%20Chain%20.md(Broken Link, Exploit)
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/200(Issue Tracking)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-31201(US Government Resource)
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