PT-2025-51025 · Apple · Macos Sonoma+2

Kaitao Xie + 1 · Published 2025-12-12 · Updated 2026-04-18 · CVE-2025-46285

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 14.8.3 macOS Sequoia versions prior to 15.7.3 macOS Tahoe version 26.2 iOS versions prior to 18.7.3 iPadOS versions prior to 18.7.3 visionOS version 26.2 tvOS version 26.2 watchOS version 26.2

Description An integer overflow issue was identified and addressed by implementing 64-bit timestamps. This could allow an application to gain root privileges. The issue affects multiple Apple operating systems. The vulnerability was discovered by Kaitao Xie and Xiaolong Bai of Alibaba Group.

Recommendations Update macOS to version 14.8.3 or later. Update macOS Sequoia to version 15.7.3 or later. Update visionOS to version 26.2. Update tvOS to version 26.2. Update watchOS to version 26.2. Update iOS to version 18.7.3 or later. Update iPadOS to version 18.7.3 or later.

Fix

LPE

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-46285

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Macos Sequoia

Macos Sonoma

References · 33

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-46285 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46285 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/125888 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/125887 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1999876807722455052 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/AppAudix/status/2045412191202054164 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/FCE365/status/2007278725738496401 · Twitter Post
• https://reddit.com/r/CVEWatch/comments/1pzfce7/top_10_trending_cves_30122025 · Reddit Post
• https://twitter.com/vuln_tracker/status/2018909226660426074 · Twitter Post
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/125889 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1999688071533506737 · Twitter Post
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/125891 · Note
• https://reddit.com/r/CVEWatch/comments/1qvllwp/top_10_trending_cves_04022026 · Reddit Post
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884 · Note
• https://reddit.com/r/CVEWatch/comments/1qbojln/top_10_trending_cves_13012026 · Reddit Post