Release appearance
iOS 18.4.1 Public
Recorded context
About this appearance
The public iOS 18.4.1 release fixed a wireless CarPlay failure and two security vulnerabilities tied to sophisticated targeted attacks on iOS.
- Date
- Apr 16, 2025
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
Chronology evidence
Appearance sources
These sources support the recorded date, channel, or availability. A researched release-notes article has not been added.
- About the Security Content of iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · CoreAudio; CVE-2025-31200
- About iOS 18 Updates
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.4.1 — wireless CarPlay
- About iOS 18 Updates
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.4.1
- About the Security Content of iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · Released April 16, 2025
- About the Security Content of iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · RPAC; CVE-2025-31201
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
security · fixed
Pointer Authentication bypass fix
Apple corrected an RPAC issue that could let an attacker with arbitrary read and write capability bypass Pointer Authentication and linked it to the same class of targeted attacks.
- [1] About the Security Content of iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1 · RPAC; CVE-2025-31201
security · fixed
CoreAudio media code-execution fix
Apple fixed CoreAudio memory corruption triggered by malicious media and said the issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted iOS users.
- [1] About the Security Content of iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1 · CoreAudio; CVE-2025-31200
bugFix · fixed
Wireless CarPlay connection fix
The update addressed a rare condition that could prevent an iPhone from connecting to wireless CarPlay in certain vehicles.
- [1] About iOS 18 Updates · iOS 18.4.1 — wireless CarPlay