CVE-2025-24104: CVE-2025-24104: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18…
apple · ipados · NVD published 2025-01-28 · posted 2025-01-27 · last modified 2026-06-17
What it is
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, iPadOS 17.7.4. Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files.
| Weakness | CWE-59 |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N (source: [email protected]) |
| ATT&CK tactics | n/a |
Exploitation evidence
First exploit evidence seen: 2025-01-27 (earliest date across the sources below).
Exploited in the wild
No source on this site lists in-the-wild exploitation yet (CISA KEV, VulnCheck KEV).
Public exploit code
GitHub proof-of-concept repositories
2 public repositories from 2 accounts, first seen 2025-01-27. Most starred: ifpdz/CVE-2025-24104 (54 stars), view repository.
Verify before running: public PoCs can be malicious. Read the code and only run it in an isolated lab. A PoC means exploit code is public, not that this CVE is exploited in the wild.
Sources: nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub.
How to fix it
Fixed versions
- apple ipados: upgrade to 17.7.4 or later
- apple ipados: upgrade to 18.3 or later (affected from 18.0)
- apple iphone os: upgrade to 18.3 or later
Derived from the NVD CPE configuration (versionEndExcluding / versionEndIncluding). Always confirm with the vendor advisory.
Vendor advisories and patches
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122066 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122067 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Detection Generic guidance
Response checklist Generic guidance
- Inventory: find every instance of the affected product and version (include internet-facing and forgotten ones).
- Patch or mitigate per the vendor advisory; if you cannot patch, remove internet exposure or apply the vendor workaround.
- Assume compromise if the system was exposed before patching: hunt for the indicators in the advisory and review logs back to the disclosure date.
- Rotate credentials and secrets stored on or used by the affected system if compromise cannot be ruled out.