CVE-2025-46281 — Protection Mechanism Failure in Apple Macos

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure5 documents5 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.92%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple Macos
Timeline
PublishedDec 17

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.0 | Impact: 6.0

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 26.2
▶NVDapple/macos< 26.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
CVE-2025-46281: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks↗2025-12-17
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GHSA
GHSA-fgq9-x82j-6c4c: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks↗2025-12-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2025-46281: macOS Tahoe 26.2↗2025-12-12
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-46281 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2025-46281 — Protection Mechanism Failure in Apple | cvebase