Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 18.2 Hidden Photos Album improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 18.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Hidden Photos Album. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-31185. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 18.2. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Hidden Photos Album. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-31185 since 03/27/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. 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 05/19/2025).

Upgrading to version 18.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 18.3

Timelineinfo

03/27/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-309620
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 05/19/2025 21:31
Changes: 05/19/2025 21:31 (57)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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