Is CVE-2025-30438 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-30438 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-30438?

CVE-2025-30438 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-30438?

CVE-2025-30438 has an EPSS score of 0.27% (19th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-30438?

Upgrade ipados to 18.4 or later. Fixes are available for 6 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-30438

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. 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. A malicious app may be able to dismiss the system notification on the Lock Screen that a recording was started.

CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 18.4Fixed in:18.4CVE-2025-30438derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 18.4Fixed in:18.4CVE-2025-30438derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 15.0, < 15.4Fixed in:15.4CVE-2025-30438derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 18.4Fixed in:18.4CVE-2025-30438derived from NVD

visionosNVD

Affected:< 2.4Fixed in:2.4CVE-2025-30438derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 11.4Fixed in:11.4CVE-2025-30438derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

19thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 19% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory7

Other references7

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-27350	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-1653	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-23752	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-29298	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-38205	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-27348	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-02.