01 Record
CVE-2025-31228
The issue was addressed with improved authentication. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, iPadOS 17.7.7. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to access notes from the
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base score6.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
The issue was addressed with improved authentication. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, iPadOS 17.7.7. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to access notes from the
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 25.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-05-12 21:42Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-04-02 18:16Z6 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-03-27
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- ebf53e5b66b82f788c2b6d285161890e71aaca1b92bbbeb9e7ac01505a8fec0a
05 Affected products
06 References
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/122404
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/122405
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/6
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/5