{"id":"CVE-2025-31201","aliases":["EUVD-2025-11381","GHSA-q4hh-vrvh-r4h7"],"status":"published","title":"This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in tvOS 18.4.1,...","description":"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.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"adp","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.13973,"percentile":0.96596,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":true,"known_exploited":true,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-1220"],"published":"2025-04-16T18:24:31Z","modified":"2026-06-17T09:10:00Z","kev":{"date_added":"2025-04-17","due_date":"2025-05-08","required_action":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","known_ransomware_use":"Unknown"},"exploitation":[{"source":"euvd","since":"2025-04-17"},{"source":"kev","since":"2025-04-17"}],"products":[{"vendor":"apple","product":"ios and ipados"},{"vendor":"apple","product":"ipados"},{"vendor":"apple","product":"iphone_os"},{"vendor":"apple","product":"macos"},{"vendor":"apple","product":"multiple products"},{"vendor":"apple","product":"tvos"},{"vendor":"apple","product":"visionos"}],"references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/122282","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/122400","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/122401","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/122402","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-31201","tags":["government-resource","US Government Resource"]},{"url":"https://github.com/JGoyd/iOS-Attack-Chain-CVE-2025-31200-CVE-2025-31201/blob/main/Remote%20Crypto%20Attack%20Chain%20.md","tags":["technical-description","Broken Link","Exploit"]},{"url":"https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/200","tags":["issue-tracking","Issue Tracking"]},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/4","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/3","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/0","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/14","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/26","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31201"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q4hh-vrvh-r4h7"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2025-31201","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2025-04-16T18:24:31.23Z","modified":"2026-04-02T18:24:41.543Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"adp"}],"cwes":["CWE-1220"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:32:44.763463Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2025-11381","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2025-04-16T18:24:31Z","modified":"2026-04-02T18:24:41Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"exploited_since":"2025-04-17","updated_at":"2026-11-02T19:25:18.206649Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-q4hh-vrvh-r4h7","title":"This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in tvOS 18.4.1,...","description":"This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in tvOS 18.4.1, visionOS 2.4.1, iOS iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1, macOS Sequoia 15.4.1. 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.","status":"published","published":"2025-04-16T21:30:57Z","modified":"2025-11-24T15:30:28Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-1220"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:04:55.324477Z"}],"kev":[{"id":"CVE-2025-31201","title":"Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write Vulnerability","description":"Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and other Apple products contain an arbitrary read and write vulnerability that allows an attacker to bypass Pointer Authentication.","kev":{"date_added":"2025-04-17","due_date":"2025-05-08","required_action":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","known_ransomware_use":"Unknown"},"updated_at":"2026-11-02T17:00:15.999436Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2025-31201","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2025-04-16T19:15:54.673Z","modified":"2026-06-17T09:10:00.8Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-1220"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:11:00.810682Z"}]}}