This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.4, visionOS 2.4, watchOS 11.4. An app may be able to delete files for which it does not have permission.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-31182 is rated Moderate Risk (63.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.54%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-18 | 0.29% | 0.54% | +0.24% |
| 2 | 2026-05-09 | 0.69% | 0.29% | -0.40% |
| 3 | 2026-01-25 | — | 0.69% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | ipados | < 18.4 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | iphone_os | < 18.4 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | macos | < 13.7.5 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | macos | >= 14.0, < 14.7.5 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | tvos | < 18.4 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | visionos | < 2.4 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/122371 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/122373 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/122374 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/122375 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/122376 | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/122377 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/122378 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/10 | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/11 | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/12 | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/13 | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/4 | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/8 | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/9 |