CVE-2025-46291 — Protection Mechanism Failure in Apple Macos

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure5 documents5 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.27%
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 validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-rqfc-pc98-68h2: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation↗2025-12-17
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CVEList
CVE-2025-46291: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation↗2025-12-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2025-46291: macOS Tahoe 26.2↗2025-12-12
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-46291 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2025-46291 — Protection Mechanism Failure in Apple | cvebase