CVE-2025-24200 Apple iOS and iPadOS: login or permission bypass
In plain words: A door that should be locked is not: part of the system can be reached without a valid login or permission. The attacker gets in as a user or administrator without knowing a password.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Mar 5, 2025
What to do
- Install Apple's security update for iOS and iPadOS. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Install system updates the day they come out — most phone zero-days are fixed in a point release.
- Restart your phone every few days; some spyware does not survive a reboot.
- If you are a journalist, activist, lawyer, politician or executive, turn on Lockdown Mode (iPhone) or Advanced Protection (Android).
Who is affected
Could reach you. This one is aimed at devices or apps of the kind people own.
What's at risk: Messages, photos, location, microphone and camera. The most serious ones are "zero-click": no tap needed from the owner. They are usually used as spyware against a small number of chosen people.
The details
- Official name
- Apple iOS and iPadOS Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
- Product
- Apple iOS and iPadOS
- CISA description
- Apple iOS and iPadOS contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability that allows a physical attacker to disable USB Restricted Mode on a locked device.
- Type of flaw
- Login or permission bypass (CWE-863)
- Confirmed exploited
- Feb 12, 2025
- US federal patch deadline
- Mar 5, 2025
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Questions about CVE-2025-24200
Is CVE-2025-24200 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-24200 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Feb 12, 2025, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24200?
Install Apple's security update for iOS and iPadOS. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Install system updates the day they come out — most phone zero-days are fixed in a point release.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-24200?
Only if you use Apple iOS and iPadOS. This one is aimed at devices or apps of the kind people own.