Deleted call-recording disclosure via insufficient authorization checks
Published May 12, 2025 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Incorrect authorization in Notes in Apple iOS and iPadOS before 18.5 allows physically proximate attackers to read deleted call recordings. The Notes component applies insufficient checks when retrieving a deleted recording, but Apple has not disclosed the specific code path or condition. Exploitation requires physical access to an iPhone, and the reported consequence is disclosure of deleted recording audio without alteration or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect authorization in Notes in Apple iOS and iPadOS before 18.5 allows physically proximate attackers to read deleted call recordings. The Notes component applies insufficient checks when retrieving a deleted recording, but Apple has not disclosed the specific code path or condition. Exploitation requires physical access to an iPhone, and the reported consequence is disclosure of deleted recording audio without alteration or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-31227
- Published
- May 12, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- CWE-863, T1533
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <18.5
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