Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write Vulnerability
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.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:12.36%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-1220 ↗CWE-1220 Insufficient Granularity of Access Control
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | 0 < 18.4.1 (affected) |
| Apple | macOS | 0 < 15.4.1 (affected) |
| Apple | tvOS | 0 < 18.4.1 (affected) |
| Apple | visionOS | 0 < 2.4.1 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
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Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Apple Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2025-03-27T16:13:58 |
| Published | 2025-04-16T18:24:31 |
| Last Updated | 2026-04-02T18:24:41 |
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