CVE-2025-31201

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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-04-16 19:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 09:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-31201

Mitre link : CVE-2025-31201

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-31201

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

iphone_os
ipados
visionos
tvos
macos

CWE

CWE-1220

Insufficient Granularity of Access Control

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