Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max(A3108)

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max(A3108)
Security Grade B Calculator v	Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Brand: Apple (Parent: Apple) Category: Smartphone • Model / Gen: 15 A3108 (China mainland, Hong Kong, Macao) Release Date: 2026-10-25 • Status: End of sale Classification Date: • Official Website

Security Evaluation

1. Device Security

Criterion	Value	Proof	Comment
Known hardware tampering	Rare	🔗 Proof	Assessor judgement: Rare. The rubric includes physical port attacks. CVE-2025-24200 allowed a physical attacker to disable USB Restricted Mode on a locked, vulnerable iPhone; fixed in iOS 18.3.1. This is a software-mediated physical-access bypass, not evidence of modified silicon or measured population prevalence.
Known vulnerabilities	Very common	[1] [2] 🔗 Proof	Assessor judgement: recurring iOS vulnerability disclosures across releases justify Very common for historical known vulnerabilities. Examples: CVE-2023-5217, CVE-2025-24200 and CVE-2025-43200. Their published affected-device families include this model. This is not the proportion of infected phones or a claim that patched iOS remains affected.
Prior attacks	Rare	[3] 🔗 Proof	Assessor judgement: Rare at iPhone/iOS family level. Apple reports sophisticated targeted exploitation; Citizen Lab confirmed Graphite infection on iOS 18.2.1. The report does not identify A3108, so this is a documented platform attack history, not proof of an A3108-specific incident or botnet membership.
Updatability	Very common	[4] 🔗 Proof	Apple regularly distributes signed iOS updates and provides update notifications and wireless delivery. Update availability is distinct from whether a particular owner has installed the fixes.
Category Score	Score: 2 / 3

2. System Security

Criterion	Value	Proof	Comment
Authentication with other systems	Partial	🔗 Proof	Protected host services use user-approved pairing, exchanged keys and an encrypted session. Partial is an assessment of the general-purpose device: these controls apply to paired services; mutual authentication is not required for every possible public web or third-party connection.
Communications	Encrypted with up-to-date encryption	🔗 Proof	Modern TLS is supported by iOS for protected communications. This rates platform encryption capability; it does not certify all app traffic. Cleartext connections and application-specific exceptions remain outside that guarantee.
Storage	Encrypted with up-to-date encryption	🔗 Proof	iOS Data Protection combines per-file protection with hardware-backed key management. Protection depends on file class and lock state; a configured device passcode is part of this assessment baseline.
Category Score	Score: 2 / 3

3. User Authentication

Criterion	Value	Proof	Comment
Account management	Basic	[5] [6] 🔗 Proof	Basic: owner account association, credential changes and removal of ownership association are supported. This does not provide the full local account model required by the rubric, including separate lower-privilege users. Apple documents simultaneous separated user sessions for Shared iPad, not this iPhone baseline.
Authentication	Secure	[7] 🔗 Proof	A configured passcode and Face ID protect local access. Secure boot verifies Apple signatures through the boot chain, including recovery-related trust boundaries; ordinary restore does not authorize arbitrary unsigned system software. This describes supported controls, not invulnerability.
Brute-force protection	Exist	🔗 Proof	Secure Enclave enforces escalating delays after failed passcode attempts. Erasing after ten failed attempts is optional and is not assumed enabled.
Event logging	Partial logging	🔗 Proof	When enabled, App Privacy Report records selected data/sensor access and contacted network domains over seven days. It starts collecting only after activation and is not a comprehensive audit of every unlock or login; therefore Partial logging.
Passwords	Require change after setup	[8] 🔗 Proof	Closest available rubric mapping, requiring manual interpretation: the owner creates a personal passcode rather than retaining a shared factory password. iOS permits four-digit, six-digit and alphanumeric codes, and passcodes can be disabled. This does NOT mean iOS universally forces a change after setup or enforces complex alphanumeric passwords.
Category Score	Score: 2 / 3

Technical Specifications

Property	Details
Operating System & App	iOS; launched with iOS 17. Individual installed version not inspected. (Companion App: Not required for standalone operation)
Hardware (CPU / GPU)	CPU: Apple A17 Pro; 6-core CPU • GPU: 6-core GPU
Memory & Storage	Memory: • Storage: 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
Power, Battery & Charging	Battery: Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion; up to 29 hours video playback under Apple test conditions • Power: • Charging: USB-C; MagSafe/Qi2 up to 15 W; Qi up to 7.5 W. Apple fast-charge test uses a 20 W or higher adapter, sold separately.
Display & Camera	Display: 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED; 2796 x 1290; ProMotion up to 120 Hz • Camera: 48 MP Main, 12 MP Ultra Wide, 12 MP 5x Telephoto; 12 MP front TrueDepth
Sound & Connectivity	Sound: Built-in speakers and microphones; stereo recording and Spatial Audio playback • Connectivity: 5G; Wi-Fi (6E where regionally supported); Bluetooth 5.3; USB-C with USB 3 up to 10 Gb/s
Physical (Dimensions & Mass)	Dimensions: 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.25 mm (height x width x depth) • Mass: 221 g

Evidence review addendum — 2026-10-24. Public-document review; ratings with evidence gaps remain provisional.

This addendum supersedes earlier inconsistent wording on the same fields. It is based on public documents and the saved website snapshot; no installed device was tested. Historical research below remains historical evidence. Unverified flash protection and interface-specific controls are not verified device facts.

Documented basic information

• 声音: Built-in speakers and microphones; stereo recording and Spatial Audio playback Source Source

Scoring status

Existing selected scores are a saved comparison baseline, not newly validated final scores. Recheck version, region and assessment path before updating options. Recalculate CATS/GRAS and synchronize this section after all selected options are settled. Do not infer a secure or insecure flash state from a downloadable firmware image or encrypted data volumes.

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Assessment scope and rubric interpretation

Evidence checked on 2026-10-21. This is a sourced coursework assessment of the iPhone 15 Pro Max A3108 and its iOS platform history, not a penetration test of a particular handset. Security controls are evaluated with a device passcode configured. Historical vulnerabilities remain part of the history even after patches; no claim is made that a fully updated phone is still affected. Regional wireless availability varies.

The website gives no numeric cut-offs for Rare and Very common. Those labels are explicit assessor judgements: limited targeted/physical attacks versus recurring publicly documented software vulnerabilities. They are not measured attack prevalence. Prior-attack evidence identifies iPhone/iOS, not the exact A3108 regional model.

The password choices are an imperfect fit. The selected two-point option is an approximate mapping for a user-created secret without universally enforced complexity. Its literal change-after-setup wording is not a verified iOS requirement. Under a strict literal reading, that criterion is not representable by the available choices and should be referred to the course marker; the displayed overall grade is conditional on this mapping.

Historical vulnerability examples

• CVE-2023-5217: WebRTC/libvpx buffer overflow; processing hostile media in a vulnerable build could lead to arbitrary code execution. Fixed in iOS 17.0.3 on 4 October 2023. Apple advisory
• CVE-2025-24200: requires physical access; could disable USB Restricted Mode on a locked device. Fixed in iOS 18.3.1 on 10 February 2025. Apple advisory
• CVE-2025-43200: malicious media delivered through an iCloud Link could trigger a logic flaw. Fixed in iOS 18.3.1; Citizen Lab associated this issue with Graphite targeting. Exact incident model is not disclosed. Apple advisory Original forensic research

Product sources and scoring

First availability was 22 September 2023; Macao followed on 29 September. Apple launch announcement Hardware and capacity options: Apple technical specifications. Model identifiers: Apple model identification. RAM and battery mAh figures have not been inserted because the cited Apple specification does not state them. Current retail status is not asserted.

Using the selected rubric interpretations: Device = ceil((2+3+2+1)/4) = 2; System = ceil((2+1+1)/3) = 2; User Authentication = ceil((2+1+1+2+2)/5) = 2. Total = 6, corresponding to B. This is the website device-risk grade, not a student's coursework mark or bonus points. Website methodology