CVE-2025-30454: Apple iOS and iPadOS · A malicious app may be able to access private information
Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium : upgrade to 18.4 when convenient.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 18.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 31 Mar 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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/ios and apple/ipados to 18.4.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Appleapple/iospkg:deb/apple/iosOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Appleapple/ipadospkg:deb/apple/ipadosOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated.
Description
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, tvOS 18.4, watchOS 11.4. A malicious app may be able to access private information.
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/122371 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122373 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122374 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122376 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122377 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/13 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/4 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/11 (opens in a new tab)