CVE-2025-24107 Privilege escalation in iOS and iPadOS
A malicious app can gain root privileges on Apple devices, requiring users to update their operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-24107?
CVE-2025-24107 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 27 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, tvOS 18.3, watchOS 11.3. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24107?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24107?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24107 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-24107 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24107 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v4x5-wpx5-pqc5.