{"id":85859,"date":"2025-11-16T21:28:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T21:28:38","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-24206-authentication-bypass-in-various-apple-operating-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24206-authentication-bypass-in-various-apple-operating-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-24206: Authentication Bypass in Various Apple Operating Systems<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This report discusses the technical details of the CVE-2025-24206, a critical vulnerability discovered in several Apple operating systems. The flaw allows a local attacker to bypass authentication policy, potentially compromising the system and leading to data leakage. This vulnerability is significant due to the widespread use of affected Apple products and the potential for severe damage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-24206<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.7 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise and potential data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3654193793\" 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>macOS Sequoia | Up to 15.4<br \/>\ntvOS | Up to 18.4<br \/>\nmacOS Ventura | Up to 13.7.5<br \/>\niPadOS | Up to 17.7.6<br \/>\nmacOS Sonoma | Up to 14.7.5<br \/>\niOS | Up to 18.4<br \/>\nvisionOS | Up to 2.4<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This vulnerability exploits a flaw in the state management of the affected Apple operating systems. An attacker on the local network can manipulate this flaw to bypass the system&#8217;s authentication policy. This could allow the attacker unauthorized access to the system, potentially enabling them to compromise the system and access sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3388319300\" 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>This is a conceptual representation of an attack that exploits this vulnerability. In this case, the attacker sends a specially crafted network request to the target system:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/auth\/bypass HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target_system.local\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;auth_bypass_payload&quot;: &quot;...&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This payload targets the vulnerable state management feature, leading to a bypass of the system&#8217;s authentication policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This report discusses the technical details of the CVE-2025-24206, a critical vulnerability discovered in several Apple operating systems. The flaw allows a local attacker to bypass authentication policy, potentially compromising the system and leading to data leakage. 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