CVE-2025-31216 (GCVE-0-2025-31216)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-21 21:22 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, iPadOS 17.7.7. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to override managed Wi-Fi profiles.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-11-23 11:27 UTC
CWE
- An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to override managed Wi-Fi profiles
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS |
Affected:
0 , < 18.5
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Apple | iPadOS |
Affected:
0 , < 17.7.7
(custom)
|
guessed |
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