CVE-2025-24107
HIGHiPadOS < 18.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Root via Permissions Issue
Title source: llmDescription
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, tvOS 18.3, watchOS 11.3. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122066
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122071
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122072
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/13
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/15
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/19
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0021
EPSS Percentile
11.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-276
Status
published
Products (9)
Apple/iOS and iPadOS
< 18.3
apple/ipados
< 18.3
apple/iphone_os
< 18.3
apple/macos
< 15.3
Apple/macOS
< 15.3
apple/tvos
< 18.3
Apple/tvOS
< 18.3
apple/watchos
< 11.3
Apple/watchOS
< 11.3
Published
Jan 27, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026