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CVE-2025-24206

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, tvOS 18.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, visionOS 2.4. An attacker on the local network may be able to bypass authentication policy.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.7, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 5 products from apple, from apple, from apple and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2025-04-29T03:15:34.413

Last Modified

2025-10-02T01:37:00.150

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 (HIGH)

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-288

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	ipados	< 17.7.6	Yes
Operating System	apple	ipados	< 18.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	< 18.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	< 13.7.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	< 14.7.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	< 15.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	tvos	< 18.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	visionos	< 2.4	Yes

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122371 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122372 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122377 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122378 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.