Apple visionOS AirPlay access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple visionOS. Affected is an unknown function of the component AirPlay Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-24271. The attacker needs to be present on the local network. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple visionOS (affected version not known). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component AirPlay Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, tvOS 18.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, visionOS 2.4. An unauthenticated user on the same network as a signed-in Mac could send it AirPlay commands without pairing.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-24271 since 01/17/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/29/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-24271 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24271
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-306448

Entryinfo

Created: 04/29/2025 06:28
Updated: 04/29/2025 14:00
Changes: 04/29/2025 06:28 (54), 04/29/2025 14:00 (1)
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