Medium severity · published May 12, 2025
CVE-2025-31228
The issue was addressed with improved authentication
6.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 lock screen.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 17.7.7 · source: vendor, NVD
IA
iOS and iPadOS · Apple
before 18.5 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31228
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-31228
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122404
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122405
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/5
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/6
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