PT-2026-43422 · Apple · Apple Macos

CVE-2025-46284 · Published 2025-09-15 · Updated 2026-05-27

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to Sequoia 15.7 macOS versions prior to Tahoe 26

Description A race condition exists that allows an application to gain root privileges, enabling unauthorized access to system resources. This issue has been exploited in real-world incidents to escalate privileges.

Recommendations Update to macOS Sequoia 15.7. Update to macOS Tahoe 26.

Fix

DoS

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-46284

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 5

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46284 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/NewsNerdie/status/2059545896635756979 · Twitter Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-46284 · Note