Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 18.2 permission

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3.2$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 18.2 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-24089. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 18.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3. An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-24089 since 01/17/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/16/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1222 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 18.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 18.3

Timelineinfo

01/17/2025 CVE reserved
01/16/2026 +364 days Advisory disclosed
01/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-24089 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24089
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-341618
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2026 20:02
Changes: 01/16/2026 20:02 (56)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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