{"id":59883,"date":"2025-08-04T23:54:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T23:54:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-12T13:04:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:04:44","slug":"cve-2025-31229-critical-ios-and-ipados-vulnerability-enabling-unauthorized-passcode-read-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31229-critical-ios-and-ipados-vulnerability-enabling-unauthorized-passcode-read-out\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-31229: Critical iOS and iPadOS Vulnerability Enabling Unauthorized Passcode Read-Out<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently, a critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-31229, has been discovered in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6. This vulnerability pertains to a logic issue that could potentially allow unauthorized users to gain access to the device passcode through VoiceOver functionality. Due to its severe implications, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7695-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-dataverse-integration-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69223\">vulnerability poses a significant risk to the confidentiality and integrity<\/a> of user data, and as such, it requires immediate attention and mitigation. This blog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24000-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-wpexperts-post-smtp-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78992\">post aims to provide a detailed analysis of this vulnerability<\/a>, its potential impact, and how it can be mitigated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-31229<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS score: 9.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7419-critical-vulnerability-discovered-in-tenda-o3v2-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68856\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-97346737\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>iOS | 18.6<br \/>\niPadOS | 18.6<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50067-critical-vulnerability-in-oracle-application-express-allowing-system-takeover\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67990\">vulnerability arises due to a logic flaw in the system&#8217;s<\/a> security checks. Specifically, when a user enables the VoiceOver feature (used to read out screen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53299-critical-deserialization-vulnerability-in-thememakers-visual-content-composer\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79081\">content for visually<\/a> impaired users), the system does not adequately secure the passcode input process. As a result, an attacker with physical access to the device can trigger VoiceOver to read aloud the passcode as the user types, thereby gaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54378-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-hax-cms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68855\">unauthorized access<\/a> to the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4252472345\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Given the nature of this vulnerability, the exploit does not involve any typical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8420-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-request-a-quote-form-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82069\">code or HTTP request<\/a>, but rather manipulates the device&#8217;s accessibility features. However, a conceptual example of the exploit process could look like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># User enables VoiceOver\n$ Enable VoiceOver\n# Attacker triggers undisclosed method to intercept passcode\n$ Trigger VoiceOver Passcode Interception\n# Attacker listens for passcode\n$ Listen for Passcode\n# Passcode is read out\n$ Passcode: &quot;1234&quot;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Please note that this is a simplified representation of the exploit process and does not represent an actual shell command sequence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most effective mitigation for this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43209-high-risk-out-of-bounds-access-vulnerability-affecting-multiple-apple-operating-systems\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69685\">vulnerability is to apply the vendor patch provided by Apple<\/a>, which addresses the logic issue and ensures that the passcode is no longer read aloud by VoiceOver. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. However, these are not long-term <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52376-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-nexxt-solutions-ncm-x1800-mesh-router\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75466\">solutions and do not fully resolve the vulnerability<\/a>. Users are strongly recommended to update their devices to the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5243-critical-security-vulnerability-in-smg-software-information-portal\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67989\">software version to secure<\/a> their data and prevent potential exploits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Recently, a critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-31229, has been discovered in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6. This vulnerability pertains to a logic issue that could potentially allow unauthorized users to gain access to the device passcode through VoiceOver functionality. Due to its severe implications, this vulnerability poses a significant risk to the confidentiality and integrity of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[77],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-59883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-apple"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59883"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74539,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59883\/revisions\/74539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59883"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=59883"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=59883"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=59883"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=59883"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=59883"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=59883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}