Pointer Authentication Bypass in Apple Products
CVE-2025-31201

6.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Apple
Status
Visionos
iOS iOS And iPad OS
TV OS
Mac OS
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 April 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🦅 CISA Reported📰 News Worthy

Summary

A Pointer Authentication bypass vulnerability has been discovered in multiple Apple operating systems, including iOS, tvOS, visionOS, iPadOS, and macOS. This vulnerability allows an attacker with arbitrary read and write access to circumvent Pointer Authentication protections. Apple recognizes the risk posed by this issue, especially in the context of targeted attacks on high-profile individuals, and has released updates to remediate the vulnerability in the latest software versions. Users are advised to promptly update their devices to ensure protection against potential exploitation.

CISA Reported

CISA provides regional cyber and physical services to support security and resilience across the United States. CISA monitor the most dangerious vulnerabilities and have identifed as being exploited but is not known by the CISA to be used in ransomware campaigns. This is subject to change at pace

The CISA's recommendation is: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Affected Version(s)

iOS iOS and iPadOS < 18.4

macOS < 15.4

tvOS < 18.4

News Articles

favicon imageCISA (.gov)

CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog | CISA

CISA has added three new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation

17 hours ago

favicon image2-Spyware

Apple fixes two critical flaws in CoreAudio and RPAC in emergency patch

The attacks were aimed at 'specific targeted individuals,' according to Apple. On April 16, 2025, Apple issued out-of-band security updates to repair two zero-day flaws

18 hours ago

Apple Zero Days Under 'Sophisticated Attack,' but Details Lacking

The technology giant said two zero-day vulnerabilities were used in attacks on iOS devices against &quot;specific targeted individuals,&quot; which suggests spyware or nation-state threat activity.

21 hours ago

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122402
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122282
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122401

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • 🦅

    CISA Reported

  • 📰

    First article discovered by The Hacker News

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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