CVE-2025-30428 Auth bypass in iOS and iPadOS
Attackers can view hidden photos without authentication due to improper state management in Apple iOS and iPadOS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-30428?
CVE-2025-30428 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 31 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.
Weakness: CWE-305
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-30428?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2025-30428?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-30428 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-30428 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-30428 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-vhf9-v5pf-qmcg.