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CVE-2025-24259VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-24259: Apple iPadOS · An app may be able to retrieve Safari bookmarks without an entitlement check

Affects Apple iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical : upgrade to 17.7.7 as a priority.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 55% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 17.7.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 31 Mar 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade Apple iPadOS to 17.7.7.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Apple iPadOSAffected
  • =0
  • <17.7.7
Fixed in
  • 17.7.7

AI-suggested

A fix is available in iPadOS 17.7.7 and the specified macOS versions. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigations are indicated beyond applying the official patch.

Description

A vulnerability in Apple iPadOS allows an app to retrieve Safari bookmarks without proper entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.7 and corresponding macOS versions. The flaw could lead to unauthorized access to user data. The vulnerability has a critical severity rating with a CVSS score of 9.8.

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