Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write Vulnerability (CVE-2025-31201)
Severity: critical · Patch status: unknown · Since 2025-04-17 · 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. CISA added CVE-2025-31201 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Apr 17, 2025, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by May 8, 2025 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
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