About the security content of iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3
This document describes the security content of iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3.
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iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3
Released January 27, 2025
Accessibility
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An attacker with physical access to an unlocked device may be able to access Photos while the app is locked
Description: An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2025-24141: Abhay Kailasia (@abhay_kailasia) from C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram India
AirPlay
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An attacker on the local network may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt process memory
Description: An input validation issue was addressed.
CVE-2025-24126: Uri Katz (Oligo Security)
AirPlay
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: A remote attacker may cause an unexpected app termination
Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24129: Uri Katz (Oligo Security)
AirPlay
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24131: Uri Katz (Oligo Security)
AirPlay
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2025-24177: Uri Katz (Oligo Security)
AirPlay
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: A remote attacker may cause an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24137: Uri Katz (Oligo Security)
ARKit
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24127: Minghao Lin (@Y1nKoc), babywu, and Xingwei Lin of Zhejiang University
CoreAudio
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24160: Google Threat Analysis Group
CVE-2025-24161: Google Threat Analysis Group
CVE-2025-24163: Google Threat Analysis Group
CoreMedia
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination
Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-24123: Desmond working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
CVE-2025-24124: Pwn2car & Rotiple (HyeongSeok Jang) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
CoreMedia
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 17.2.
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2025-24085
ImageIO
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2025-24086: DongJun Kim (@smlijun) and JongSeong Kim (@nevul37) in Enki WhiteHat, D4m0n
Kernel
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2025-24107: an anonymous researcher
Kernel
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A validation issue was addressed with improved logic.
CVE-2025-24159: pattern-f (@pattern_F_)
LaunchServices
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An app may be able to fingerprint the user
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2025-24117: Michael (Biscuit) Thomas (@biscuit@social.lol)
Managed Configuration
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.
CVE-2025-24104: Hichem Maloufi, Hakim Boukhadra
Passkeys
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An app may gain unauthorized access to Bluetooth
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2024-9956: mastersplinter
Safari
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing
Description: The issue was addressed by adding additional logic.
CVE-2025-24128: @RenwaX23
Safari
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to user interface spoofing
Description: The issue was addressed with improved UI.
CVE-2025-24113: @RenwaX23
SceneKit
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Parsing a file may lead to disclosure of user information
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2025-24149: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Time Zone
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An app may be able to view a contact's phone number in system logs
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
CVE-2025-24145: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
WebContentFilter
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory
Description: An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2025-24154: an anonymous researcher
WebKit
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: A maliciously crafted webpage may be able to fingerprint the user
Description: The issue was addressed with improved access restrictions to the file system.
WebKit Bugzilla: 283117
CVE-2025-24143: an anonymous researcher
WebKit
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 283889
CVE-2025-24158: Q1IQ (@q1iqF) of NUS CuriOSity and P1umer (@p1umer) of Imperial Global Singapore.
WebKit
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash
Description: This issue was addressed through improved state management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 284159
CVE-2025-24162: linjy of HKUS3Lab and chluo of WHUSecLab
WebKit Web Inspector
Available for: iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
Impact: Copying a URL from Web Inspector may lead to command injection
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of files.
WebKit Bugzilla: 283718
CVE-2025-24150: Johan Carlsson (joaxcar)
Additional recognition
Accessibility
We would like to acknowledge Abhay Kailasia (@abhay_kailasia) from LNCT Bhopal and C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram India for their assistance.
Audio
We would like to acknowledge Google Threat Analysis Group for their assistance.
CoreAudio
We would like to acknowledge Google Threat Analysis Group for their assistance.
CoreMedia Playback
We would like to acknowledge Song Hyun Bae (@bshyuunn) and Lee Dong Ha (Who4mI) for their assistance.
Files
We would like to acknowledge Chi Yuan Chang of ZUSO ART and taikosoup for their assistance.
Notifications
We would like to acknowledge Abhay Kailasia (@abhay_kailasia) of Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal India, Xingjian Zhao (@singularity-s0) for their assistance.
Passwords
We would like to acknowledge Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk of Mysk Inc. @mysk_co for their assistance.
Phone
We would like to acknowledge Abhay Kailasia (@abhay_kailasia) from C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram India and an anonymous researcher for their assistance.
Screenshots
We would like to acknowledge Yannik Bloscheck (yannikbloscheck.com) for their assistance.
Sleep
We would like to acknowledge Abhay Kailasia (@abhay_kailasia) from LNCT Bhopal and C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram India for their assistance.
Static Linker
We would like to acknowledge Holger Fuhrmannek for their assistance.
VoiceOver
We would like to acknowledge Bistrit Dahal, Dalibor Milanovic for their assistance.
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