Permissions, privileges, and access controls in macOS - CVE-2025-46288

 

Permissions, privileges, and access controls in macOS - CVE-2025-46288

Published: December 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU119910
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-46288
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in App Store. A local application can access sensitive payment tokens.


Affected software

macOS
visionOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
watchOS

How to mitigate CVE-2025-46288

Install update from vendor's website.

macOS - update to 26.2 25C56
visionOS - update to 26.2
Apple iOS - update to 26.2 23C55
iPadOS - update to 26.2 23C55
watchOS - update to 26.2 23S303

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