Paper/Archive/CVE-2025-31182

CVE-2025-31182

Apple iOS and iPadOS — This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.

CVSS 9.8 (ADP)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4 Not in CISA KEV+300.0 EPSS percentile 69.5.695 × 2013.9 No public exploit+100.0 SSVC exploitation: none+100.0

Description · from the CVE record

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.4, visionOS 2.4, watchOS 11.4. An app may be able to delete files for which it does not have permission.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource

iOS and iPadOS< 18.418.4CNA

macOS< 13.7.513.7.5CNA

macOS< 14.7.514.7.5CNA

macOS< 15.415.4CNA

tvOS< 18.418.4CNA

visionOS< 2.42.4CNA

watchOS< 11.411.4CNA

Scores by source

CISA ADP9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

refsupport.apple.com/en-us/122371 refsupport.apple.com/en-us/122373 refsupport.apple.com/en-us/122374 refsupport.apple.com/en-us/122375 refsupport.apple.com/en-us/122376 refsupport.apple.com/en-us/122377 refsupport.apple.com/en-us/122378 refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/13 refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10 refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9 refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8 refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/4 refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/12 refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/11