CVE-2025-24200: Apple iOS and iPadOS Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability

Medium severity, CVSS 6.1. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2025-02-12. EPSS: 4.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.8.4 (fixed in 15.8.4); from 16.0, before 16.7.11 (fixed in 16.7.11); from 17.0, up to and including 17.7.5; from 18.0, before 18.3.1 (fixed in 18.3.1)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 15.8.4 (fixed in 15.8.4); from 16.0, before 16.7.11 (fixed in 16.7.11); from 17.0, before 18.3.1 (fixed in 18.3.1)

Published 2025-02-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.