CVE-2025-46286 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel4 documents4 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 87.79%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple IpadosApple Iphone OS
Timeline
PublishedJan 9
Latest updateJan 10

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2. Restoring from a backup may prevent passcode from being required immediately after Face ID enrollment.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDapple/ipados< 26.2
▶CVEListV5apple/ios_and_ipados< 26.2
▶NVDapple/iphone_os< 26.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-9ccr-8mmh-vx6x: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation↗2026-01-10
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CVEList
CVE-2025-46286: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation↗2026-01-09
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2025-46286: iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2↗2025-12-12
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CVE-2025-46286 — Apple IOS AND Ipados vulnerability | cvebase