CVE-2025-46284

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

23 Jul 2026, 11:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Una condición de carrera se abordó con validación adicional. Este problema está solucionado en macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Tahoe 26. Una aplicación podría obtener privilegios de root.

27 May 2026, 20:01

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Apple Apple macos
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111 - Vendor Advisory

27 May 2026, 02:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.0
CWE		CWE-362

26 May 2026, 22:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-26 22:16

Updated : 2026-07-24 11:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-46284

Mitre link : CVE-2025-46284

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-46284

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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