IRONSMITHINTEL
CRITICALCVSS9.8
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Actively Exploited
|CISA KEV|CVE-2025-31201|Auth: none — unauthenticated|Reboot: required|Manual only

Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write Vulnerability (CVE-2025-31201)

Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and other Apple products contain an arbitrary read and write vulnerability that allows an attacker to bypass Pointer Authentication.

Published Apr 16, 2025 · Updated May 17, 2026
Why patchRisk explained in plain English
Worst-case scenarioIf unpatched

A remote attacker, without authentication, can achieve full data confidentiality loss, arbitrary modification of data, complete denial of service or system unavailability. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2025-05-08 under CISA BOD 22-01.

How the attack worksNo clicks needed

This is a Software Vulnerability (CWE-1220) (CWE-1220) vulnerability in Apple Multiple Products. 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. Exploitation requires remote network access, low attack complexity, no authentication required, and no user interaction required.

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Server compromised

Am I affected?Quick check

Probably yes if any of these apply:

●Apple Device Administrators
●Endpoint Security
●IT Security
●Running macos: 15.0 ≤ v < 15.4.1; tvos: v < 18.4.1; visionos: v < 2.4.1; ipados: v < 18.4.1; iphone os: v < 18.4.1
Real-world incidentsWhat we've seen

Active exploitation documented in the wild. Threat-research write-up: https://github.com/JGoyd/iOS-Attack-Chain-CVE-2025-31200-CVE-2025-31201/blob/main/Remote%20Crypto%20Attack%20Chain%20.md

How to patch

Manual remediation steps

1
Identify affected hosts: query inventory for general installs in scope.
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Apply the vendor security update referenced in CVE-2025-31201's advisory. No specific KB/version is encoded yet — consult the linked MSRC/vendor URL.
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Verify the fix per the vendor's published verification steps.
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Document the remediation in your change ticket and re-scan with your vulnerability scanner to confirm closure.
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References

↗ CVE-2025-31201↗ MSRC Advisory↗ NVD↗ Vendor Advisory