CVE-2025-31255 — Improper Authorization in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization9 documents4 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 70.29%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Tvos+3 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 15
Latest updateSep 16

Description

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8, macOS Tahoe 26, tvOS 26, watchOS 26. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages9 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 14.8+2
▶NVDapple/macos14.0 — 14.8+1
▶CVEListV5apple/tvos< 26
▶NVDapple/tvos< 26.0
▶NVDapple/ipados< 26.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-wvgw-7w26-q2wp: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management↗2025-09-16
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CVEList
CVE-2025-31255: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management↗2025-09-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

6
Apple
CVE-2025-31255: macOS Sonoma 14.8↗2025-09-15
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Apple
CVE-2025-31255: iOS 26 and iPadOS 26↗2025-09-15
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Apple
CVE-2025-31255: macOS Tahoe 26↗2025-09-15
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Apple
CVE-2025-31255: tvOS 26↗2025-09-15
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Apple
CVE-2025-31255: macOS Sequoia 15.7↗2025-09-15
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