How severe is CVE-2025-24200?

CVE-2025-24200 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.1, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over physical access with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability none.

Is CVE-2025-24200 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2025-24200 is on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on 2025-02-12, which means active exploitation has been confirmed. It should be prioritised for remediation.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-24200?

CVE-2025-24200 primarily affects Apple Ipados. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-24200?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Because this CVE is known to be actively exploited, treat remediation as urgent — CISA KEV typically sets a short remediation deadline.

Does CVE-2025-24200 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-24200 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-3671. It is also flagged as exploited in the EUVD (since 2025-02-12).

When was CVE-2025-24200 published?

CVE-2025-24200 was published on 2025-02-10 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-24200

CVE-2025-24200 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados with a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.1. It is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, confirming it has been exploited in the wild (added 2025-02-12). The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-863.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 6.1)
EPSS exploit prediction: 5% (91st percentile)
Actively exploited: Yes — listed in CISA KEV (added 2025-02-12)
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-3671
EU exploitation: Flagged exploited in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (since 2025-02-12)
Weakness: CWE-863
Affected product: Apple Ipados
Published: 2025-02-10
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.8.4 and iPadOS 15.8.4, iOS 16.7.11 and iPadOS 16.7.11, iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1, iPadOS 17.7.5. A physical attack may disable USB Restricted Mode on a locked device. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24200?: An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.8.4 and iPadOS 15.8.4, iOS 16.7.11 and iPadOS 16.7.11, iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1, iPadOS 17.7.5. A physical attack may disable USB Restricted Mode on a locked device. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.
How severe is CVE-2025-24200?: CVE-2025-24200 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.1, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over physical access with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability none.
Is CVE-2025-24200 being actively exploited?: Yes. CVE-2025-24200 is on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on 2025-02-12, which means active exploitation has been confirmed. It should be prioritised for remediation.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-24200?: CVE-2025-24200 primarily affects Apple Ipados. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24200?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Because this CVE is known to be actively exploited, treat remediation as urgent — CISA KEV typically sets a short remediation deadline.
Does CVE-2025-24200 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-24200 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-3671. It is also flagged as exploited in the EUVD (since 2025-02-12).
When was CVE-2025-24200 published?: CVE-2025-24200 was published on 2025-02-10 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (2)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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