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Apple has issued emergency security updates to fix a zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2025-24200, which is being exploited in targeted attacks on iPhone and iPad users.
The vulnerability lets attackers turn off USB Restricted Mode on a locked device, risking unauthorized access to sensitive data. Apple is aware that this issue may have been used in a highly sophisticated attack on certain individuals.
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The company fixed the vulnerability in iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1 by enhancing state management.
The zero-day vulnerability impacts the following devices:
iPhone XS and later
iPad Pro 13-inch
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation and later)
iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation and later)
iPad Air (3rd generation and later)
iPad (7th generation and later)
iPad mini (5th generation and later)
USB Restricted Mode helps keep your data safe by blocking USB access if your device has been locked for over an hour.
This feature blocks unauthorized access to locked iOS devices to prevent law enforcement from using forensic software. However, a recent vulnerability lets attackers bypass this protection.
Bill Marczak from Citizen Lab, a cybersecurity research group at the University of Toronto, discovered the vulnerability. Citizen Lab is known for identifying advanced cyberattacks.
Apple urges the users to install security updates iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1 right away to fix the CVE-2025-24200 vulnerability and enhance security.
