State Issues in macOS - CVE-2025-46310

 

State Issues in macOS - CVE-2025-46310

Published: February 11, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU122726
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-46310
CWE-ID: CWE-371
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to delete protected system files.

The vulnerability exists due to a state issue in PackageKit. A local user with root privileges can delete protected system files.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-46310

Install updates from vendor's website.

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