CVE-2025-30471
Published: 31 March 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-30471 is a high-severity Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) vulnerability in Apple Macos. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Application or System Exploitation (T1499.004); ranked in the top 35.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly mandates validation of information inputs to prevent exploitation of improper input validation flaws like this CVE that enable remote DoS.
Requires timely identification, reporting, and correction of system flaws, directly addressing the need to patch this specific input validation vulnerability.
Provides protections against denial-of-service events, mitigating the impact of invalid inputs causing availability disruptions as in this CVE.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The CVE describes a remote network-exploitable improper input validation flaw (CWE-20) that causes denial-of-service on Apple endpoints with no privileges or user interaction required, directly enabling T1499.004 (Application or System Exploitation) under Endpoint Denial of Service.
NVD Description
A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.4, visionOS 2.4, watchOS 11.4. A remote user may be…
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able to cause a denial-of-service.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-30471 is a validation issue, classified under CWE-20 for improper input validation, that was addressed by Apple with improved validation logic. The vulnerability affects multiple Apple operating systems and platforms, including iOS versions prior to 18.4, iPadOS versions prior to 18.4 and 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia prior to 15.4, macOS Sonoma prior to 14.7.5, macOS Ventura prior to 13.7.5, tvOS prior to 18.4, visionOS prior to 2.4, and watchOS prior to 11.4. It was published on 2025-03-31.
A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction, and no change in scope, as reflected in its CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). Successful exploitation allows the attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition on the targeted device, disrupting availability without impacting confidentiality or integrity.
Apple's security advisories detail the fixes in the specified update versions. Mitigation involves applying these patches promptly, with further details available in the release notes at https://support.apple.com/en-us/122371, https://support.apple.com/en-us/122372, https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373, https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374, and https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375.
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