CVE-2025-24200
CVE-2025-24200
In short
A physical attacker can disable USB Restricted Mode on a locked Apple device, potentially allowing unauthorized access to data through USB connections. This is a serious flaw because it bypasses a key security feature designed to protect phones and tablets when locked.
Technical detail
An authorization bypass in USB Restricted Mode state management allows a local physical attacker with device access to disable the protection mechanism on locked iOS/iPadOS devices. The vulnerability requires physical proximity but can circumvent USB data access restrictions, which is mitigated in iOS 15.8.4+, 16.7.11+, 17.7.5+, and 18.3.1+.
Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.8.4 and iPadOS 15.8.4, iOS 16.7.11 and iPadOS 16.7.11, iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1, iPadOS 17.7.5. A physical attack may disable USB Restricted Mode on a locked device. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/7http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Feb/7http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Feb/8https://support.apple.com/en-us/122173https://support.apple.com/en-us/122174https://support.apple.com/en-us/122345https://support.apple.com/en-us/122346https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24200