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CVE-2025-24200 Apple CVE debrief

CVE-2025-24200 is an Apple iOS and iPadOS incorrect authorization issue that CISA added to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-02-12. Because CISA flags this vulnerability for active exploitation risk, organizations should treat it as a high-priority remediation item and follow Apple’s mitigation guidance without delay.

Vendor
Apple
Product
iOS and iPadOS
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2025-02-12
Original CVE updated
2025-02-12
Advisory published
2025-02-12
Advisory updated
2025-02-12

Who should care

IT and mobile device administrators, security operations teams, and organizations that manage Apple iPhone and iPad fleets—especially where devices are internet-connected or used for sensitive access.

Technical summary

The supplied official records identify the issue as an incorrect authorization vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS. The corpus does not provide exploit mechanics, affected build ranges, or CVSS scoring. The most important signal in the supplied material is CISA’s KEV inclusion, which indicates the vulnerability is considered known to be exploited in the wild or otherwise a priority for urgent remediation.

Defensive priority

Urgent. CISA KEV inclusion means this should be treated as a top remediation item, with the due date in the KEV record used to drive response timelines.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Review Apple’s security guidance referenced by CISA and apply the vendor-recommended mitigations or updates as soon as possible.
  • Prioritize all exposed, internet-connected, and employee-managed iOS/iPadOS devices first, then expand to the full fleet.
  • Verify remediation status through mobile device management, inventory, and compliance reporting rather than relying only on user self-reporting.
  • If mitigation is unavailable for any deployment scenario, follow CISA’s direction to discontinue use of the product until a safe path is available.
  • Track CISA KEV due dates and Apple advisory references as part of emergency patch governance.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based only on the supplied official records: the CISA KEV entry, the CVE record link, and the NVD detail page. The CISA KEV metadata names the vulnerability as an Apple iOS and iPadOS incorrect authorization issue, marks it as a KEV item, and sets the due date to 2025-03-05. The corpus also references Apple support guidance (support.apple.com/en-us/122173) in the KEV notes, but no additional technical detail from that advisory was supplied here.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2025-24200 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-24200

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2025-24200 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24200

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.