CVE-2025-24102: An app may be able to determine a user’s current location in Apple iPadOS
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3. An app may be able to determine a user’s current location.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-24102 is a critical vulnerability in Apple iPadOS and related macOS versions where an application may be able to determine the user’s current location without appropriate permissions. The issue stems from insufficient access control checks, classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information). Apple has released fixes in iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, and macOS Ventura 13.7.3 to address this vulnerability by implementing improved checks to prevent unauthorized location access.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of a user’s precise location, compromising user privacy and potentially enabling further targeted attacks. The CVSS score of 9.8 reflects critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, meaning the vulnerability could be exploited remotely without user interaction and with low complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official patches that fix this vulnerability in iPadOS 17.7.4 and corresponding macOS versions. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to mitigate the risk. Since the issue is fixed in these versions, no additional mitigation steps are required beyond updating to the patched releases.
CVE-2025-24102: An app may be able to determine a user’s current location in Apple iPadOS
Description
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3. An app may be able to determine a user’s current location.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-24102 is a critical vulnerability in Apple iPadOS and related macOS versions where an application may be able to determine the user’s current location without appropriate permissions. The issue stems from insufficient access control checks, classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information). Apple has released fixes in iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, and macOS Ventura 13.7.3 to address this vulnerability by implementing improved checks to prevent unauthorized location access.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of a user’s precise location, compromising user privacy and potentially enabling further targeted attacks. The CVSS score of 9.8 reflects critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, meaning the vulnerability could be exploited remotely without user interaction and with low complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official patches that fix this vulnerability in iPadOS 17.7.4 and corresponding macOS versions. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to mitigate the risk. Since the issue is fixed in these versions, no additional mitigation steps are required beyond updating to the patched releases.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-17T00:00:44.968Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69091a50c28fd46ded81d1bd
Added to database: 11/03/2025, 21:10:40 UTC
Last enriched: 06/03/2026, 19:58:22 UTC
Last updated: 07/07/2026, 22:28:16 UTC
Views: 225
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