Apple iOS/iPadOS Wi-Fi Profile denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Wi-Fi Profile Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-31216. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Wi-Fi Profile Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.7, iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to override managed Wi-Fi profiles.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-31216 since 03/27/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-198516). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/27/2025 CVE reserved
11/22/2025 +240 days Advisory disclosed
11/22/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/23/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31216 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31216
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-333301
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 11/22/2025 08:48
Updated: 11/23/2025 14:58
Changes: 11/22/2025 08:48 (55), 11/23/2025 14:58 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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