Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 18.5 VoiceOver information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 18.5. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component VoiceOver. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-31229. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 18.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component VoiceOver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6. Passcode may be read aloud by VoiceOver.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-31229 since 03/27/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 18.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 1.9

VulDB Base Score: 2.0
VulDB Temp Score: 1.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 18.6

Timelineinfo

03/27/2025 CVE reserved
07/30/2025 +124 days Advisory disclosed
07/30/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/30/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31229 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31229
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318241
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2025 08:36
Updated: 07/30/2025 13:15
Changes: 07/30/2025 08:36 (57), 07/30/2025 13:15 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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