CVE-2025-24206 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or ChannelCWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization11 documents5 sources
Severity
7.7HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 73.82%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple IpadosApple Macos+3 more
Timeline
PublishedApr 29

Description

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

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitability: 2.5 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages10 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 13.7.5+2
▶NVDapple/macos14.0 — 14.7.5+2
▶CVEListV5apple/ipados< 17.7.6
▶NVDapple/ipados18.0 — 18.4+1
▶CVEListV5apple/ios_and_ipados< 18.4

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-p9vx-xf7x-8hp9: An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management↗2025-04-29
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CVEList
CVE-2025-24206: An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management↗2025-04-29
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2025-24206: iPadOS 17.7.6↗2025-03-31
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Apple
CVE-2025-24206: visionOS 2.4↗2025-03-31
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Apple
CVE-2025-24206: tvOS 18.4↗2025-03-31
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Apple
CVE-2025-24206: macOS Sequoia 15.4↗2025-03-31
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Apple
CVE-2025-24206: macOS Ventura 13.7.5↗2025-03-31
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Bleepingcomputer
Apple &#039;AirBorne&#039; flaws can lead to zero-click AirPlay RCE attacks↗2025-04-29
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CVE-2025-24206 — Apple IOS AND Ipados vulnerability | cvebase