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IpadosOperating system · Apple

CVE-2025-31183

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-03-31
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 14.7.5 / 15.4 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The issue was addressed with improved restriction of data container access. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, tvOS 18.4, watchOS 11.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

This is an access control vulnerability in Apple's operating systems where an application could improperly access data containers containing sensitive user data beyond its intended sandbox boundaries. The fix implements improved restrictions on data container access, preventing unauthorized apps from reading sensitive information.

MitigationUpdate affected devices to iOS 18.4/iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4/macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, tvOS 18.4, or watchOS 11.4 or later. For enterprise environments, test for application compatibility before broad deployment.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
IpadosOperating system
Affected:< 18.4
Iphone OsOperating system
Affected:< 18.4
macOSOperating system
Affected:< 14.7.5>= 15.0, < 15.4
TvosOperating system
Affected:< 18.4

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the operating system and version
    On iOS/iPadOS: Settings > General > About > Version. On macOS: System Settings > About > System Report. On tvOS: Settings > General > About > Version.
    Affected if Unable to determine OS version or version is unknown
  2. Check if iOS or iPadOS version is affected
    If the device runs iOS or iPadOS, verify the version number shown in Settings > General > About > Version against the affected range.
    Affected if Version is less than 18.4 (for example, 18.3.x, 18.2.x, 17.x, etc.)
  3. Check if tvOS version is affected
    If the device runs tvOS, verify the version number shown in Settings > General > About > Version against the affected range.
    Affected if Version is less than 18.4 (for example, 18.3.x, 18.2.x, 17.x, etc.)
  4. Check if macOS version is affected
    If the device runs macOS, verify the version number shown in System Settings > About > System Report. Note both the major version (like 14.x, 15.x) and the full version number.
    Affected if Version is less than 14.7.5 (for macOS Sonoma), or version is 15.0 through 15.3.x (for macOS Sequoia)

The environment is affected if the device runs iOS, iPadOS, or tvOS version below 18.4, or macOS version below 14.7.5 or between 15.0 and 15.3.x.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 14.7.5 / 15.4 / 18.4 or later
Fixed in 14.7.515.418.4
Interim mitigation

Update affected devices to iOS 18.4/iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4/macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, tvOS 18.4, or watchOS 11.4 or later. For enterprise environments, test for application compatibility before broad deployment.

Recommended fix High confidence

iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Sequoia 15.4, tvOS 18.4, watchOS 11.4

  1. Check current OS version in Settings > General > About (iOS/iPadOS/tvOS) or System Settings > General > About (macOS)
  2. Create a backup of your device data before updating
  3. For iOS/iPadOS: Go to Settings > General > Software Update and install the available update
  4. For macOS: Go to System Settings > General > Software Update and install the available update
  5. For tvOS: Go to Settings > General > About > Version and install any available update
  6. After updating, verify the version matches the fixed release (iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS 14.7.5, macOS 15.4, tvOS 18.4, or watchOS 11.4)
Caveat Standard Apple OS updates typically do not introduce breaking changes; verify app compatibility with the new OS version after updating

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Ipados Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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