An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.

published 2025-01-27 21 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-3649

cvss: 3.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 11%
public exploits: 0; none known

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3. An attacker with physical access to an unlocked device may be able to access Photos while the app is locked.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Apple iOS and iPadOS 18.3

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-01-28)

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	3.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	3.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.1	3.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Apple iOS and iPadOS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References

support.apple.com /en-us/122066
release-notes
seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/13

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-24141
NVD CVE-2025-24141

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Summary