Description
This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1, macOS Sequoia 15.4.1, tvOS 18.4.1, visionOS 2.4.1. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on iOS.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Apple iOS and iPadOS
0 to < 18.4.1affected
Apple macOS
0 to < 15.4.1affected
Apple tvOS
0 to < 18.4.1affected
Apple visionOS
0 to < 2.4.1affected
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122282 ↗
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122400 ↗
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122401 ↗
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122402 ↗
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-31201 ↗
- https://github.com/JGoyd/iOS-Attack-Chain-CVE-2025-31200-CVE-2025-31201/blob/main/Remote%20Crypto%20Attack%20Chain%20.md ↗
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/200 ↗
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/4 ↗
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/3 ↗
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/0 ↗
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/14 ↗
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/26 ↗