CVE-2025-46283: Infoleak

Published Dec 12, 2025
·
Updated

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Other sources

App Store. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

AppleEvents. An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.

— Apple

AppleJPEG. The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.

— Apple

Credit

an anonymous researcher, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Jex Amro, Michael Reeves@@IntegralPilot, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Riley Walz, CVE-2024-7264, CVE-2025-9086, Yiğit Ocak, Ron Elemans, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Andrew Calvano(Meta Product Security), Lucas Pinheiro(Meta Product Security), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Fudan University), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Duy Trần@@khanhduytran0, Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), Kaitao Xie(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Kenneth Chew, CVE-2025-5918, Rosyna Keller(Totally Not Malicious Software), Google Threat Analysis Group, Haoling Zhou(SecLab of The Ohio State University), Shixuan Zhao@@NSKernel(SecLab of The Ohio State University), Chao Wang@@evi0s(SecLab of The Ohio State University), Zhiqiang Lin(SecLab of The Ohio State University), Atul R V, an anonymous researcher(Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt), Michael Schmutzer(Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt), @@retsew0x01, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Iván Savransky, Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), (Indiana University Bloomington), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Morris Richman@@morrisinlife, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Kay Belardinelli (Harvard University), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13, Google Big Sleep, Phil Pizlo(Epic Games), Apple, 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha(BoB 14th), floeki(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Ryan Dowd@@_rdowd, Amy (amys.website), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Golden Helm Securities(Iru), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman(Iru), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Iru), Murray Mike, 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha)(SSA Lab), George Karchemsky@@gkarchemsky(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Xin'an Zhou, Juefei Pu, Zhutian Liu, Zhiyun Qian, Zhaowei Tan, Srikanth V. Krishnamurthy, Mathy Vanhoef, CVE-2025-59375, Ron Masas(BreakPoint), Chunyu Song(NorthSea), Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Enis Maholli (enismaholli.com), Gongyu Ma@@Mezone0, LeminLimez, @@cloudlldb, Wang Yu(Cyberserval)

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS<26.2
Apple macOS Tahoe<26.2
26.2
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.8.4
14.8.4

Event History

Dec 12, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Weakness
Dec 17, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:46 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:46 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:16 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Feb 11, 2026
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-46283?

CVE-2025-46283 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on user permissions.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-46283?

To mitigate CVE-2025-46283, update your macOS to version 26.2 or later.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2025-46283?

CVE-2025-46283 affects macOS Tahoe up to version 26.2.

4

What type of issue does CVE-2025-46283 address?

CVE-2025-46283 addresses a permissions issue and bounds checks within Apple's software.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2025-46283?

There are no specific workarounds for CVE-2025-46283 other than updating to a fixed version.

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