CVE-2025-31201This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
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It affects Apple iOS and iPadOS and 5 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
CISA lists it as known exploited since Apr 17, 2025; federal agencies had to remediate by May 8, 2025. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-1220
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Apr 17, 2025; federal remediation due May 8, 2025Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 13.97% (percentile 97)
- Assigned by
- apple
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Apple iOS and iPadOS apple:ios_and_ipados (from the name) | before 18.4.1 | CNA record |
Apple macOS apple:macos (from the name) | before 15.4.1 | CNA record |
Apple tvOS apple:tvos (from the name) | before 18.4.1 | CNA record |
Apple visionOS apple:visionos (from the name) | before 2.4.1 | CNA record |
apple macos apple:macos | from 15.0 before 15.4.1 | NVD |
apple tvos apple:tvos | before 18.4.1 | NVD |
apple visionos apple:visionos | before 2.4.1 | NVD |
apple ipados apple:ipados | before 18.4.1 | NVD |
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os | before 18.4.1 | NVD |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122282release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122400release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122401release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122402release-notes, vendor-advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/26mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/14mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/0mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/3mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/4mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/JGoyd/iOS-Attack-Chain-CVE-2025-31200-CVE-2025-31201/blob/main/Remote%20Crypto%20Attack%20Chain%20.mdbroken-link, exploit
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/200issue-tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-31201us-government-resource
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.