Apple iOS/iPadOS Lock Screen access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Lock Screen. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-30438. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the component Lock Screen. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in visionOS 2.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.4, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. A malicious app may be able to dismiss the system notification on the Lock Screen that a recording was started.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-30438 since 03/22/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/28/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233570 (macOS 14.x < 14.7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122374)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (233570). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 233570
Nessus Name: macOS 14.x < 14.7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122374)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/22/2025 🔍
04/01/2025 +9 days 🔍
04/01/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/28/2025 +149 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-30438 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-30438
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-302475
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2025 08:51
Updated: 08/28/2025 23:03
Changes: 04/01/2025 08:51 (55), 04/01/2025 09:02 (2), 08/28/2025 23:03 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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