Apple Auth Bypass via State Mgmt Flaw (fixed in macOS 13.7.5/14.7.5/15.4)
CVE-2025-24206 Published on April 29, 2025

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, tvOS 18.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, visionOS 2.4. An attacker on the local network may be able to bypass authentication policy.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-24206 is exploitable with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

A product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-24206

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Affected Versions

Apple tvOS: Apple iOS and iPadOS: Apple iPadOS: Apple macOS: Apple visionOS: Apple macOS: Apple macOS:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.09%
Percentile
26.28%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.