On February 12, 2025, the National Cybersecurity Agency (NCSA) issued a warning about high-level vulnerabilities found in Apple’s iOS and iPadOS. These vulnerabilities could allow attackers to take control of affected devices.

Apple has released a security update to address this issue and urges users to update their devices immediately. The National Cybersecurity Agency recommends that you verify the operating system version on your devices and update to a secure version.

Affected versions:

Earlier than iOS 18.31 and iPadOS 18.3.1

Earlier than iPadOS 17.7.5

Affected products:

iPhone XS and later

iPhone Pro 13-inch

iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later

iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later

iPad Air 3rd generation and later

iPad 7th generation and later

iPad mini 5th generation and later

iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation

iPad Pro 10.5-inch

iPad 6th generation