Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2025-46297
Published: January 12, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121149
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-46297
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists in AppSandbox due to improperly imposed security restrictions. A local application cab access protected files within an App Sandbox container.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2025-46297
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 26.2 25C56