CVE-2025-31222 Privilege escalation in iOS and iPadOS
A user can elevate privileges due to a correctness issue in Apple operating systems, requiring an upgrade to the latest versions.
- 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-2025-31222?
CVE-2025-31222 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 12 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A correctness issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.6, tvOS 18.5, visionOS 2.5, watchOS 11.5. A user may be able to elevate privileges.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31222?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Visionos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-31222?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31222 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-31222 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31222 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-53gq-27mh-rqhg.