CVE-2025-31228 Auth bypass in iOS and iPadOS
An attacker with physical access can bypass lock screen authentication to read notes on iOS and iPadOS devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-31228?
CVE-2025-31228 is a medium-severity authentication bypass 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
The issue was addressed with improved authentication. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, iPadOS 17.7.7. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to access notes from the lock screen.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31228?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2025-31228?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31228 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-2025-31228 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31228 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-h5hr-h582-r8wp.