What is CVE-2025-24271?

CVE-2025-24271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-04-29.

How severe is CVE-2025-24271?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-24271 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2025-24271

An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.4, visionOS 2.4. An unauthenticated user on the same network as a signed-in Mac could send it AirPlay commands without pairing.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2025-04-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Apple iOS And Ipados — versions 0
Apple Ipados — versions 0
Apple Iphone OS
Apple macOS — versions 0
Apple tvOS — versions 0
Apple Visionos — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

support.apple.com/en-us/122371 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/122372 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/122373 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/122374 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/122375 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/122377 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/122378 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24271?: CVE-2025-24271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2025-24271?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-24271 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.