medium Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2025-24200Apple iOS and iPadOS — locked device accepts accessories again

An authorisation flaw in iOS and iPadOS lets someone holding the device turn the restricted accessory mode (USB) back off on a locked phone, reopening the wired port to forensic tools.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Update to iOS and iPadOS 18.3.1, 17.7.5, 16.7.11 or 15.8.4 now; it was used in extremely targeted physical attacks.

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THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
6.1/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
4%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2025-02-10
Added to KEV
2025-02-12
Exploit published
Not recorded
Confidence
high
Kill chain
defense evasion
MITRE ATT&CK
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Severity
medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attacker needsPhysical possession of the locked device.

Fixed iniOS 18.3.1, iPadOS 18.3.1, iPadOS 17.7.5, iOS 16.7.11, iPadOS 16.7.11, iOS 15.8.4, iPadOS 15.8.4

Behind the card

5 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2025-24200 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-24