CVE-2025-46284: Race Condition

Published Sep 15, 2025
·
Updated

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Other sources

AirPort. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

AMD. A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

AppKit. The issue was resolved by blocking unsigned services from launching on Intel Macs.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

Apple Online Store Kit. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

Credit

Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Kirin@@Pwnrin, ABC Research s.r.o., Mickey Jin@@patch1t, an anonymous researcher, Nolan Astrein(Kandji), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Cisco Talos), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Cisco Talos), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Bilal Siddiqui, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Michael Reeves@@IntegralPilot, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Dawuge(Shuffle Team), Rosyna Keller(Totally Not Malicious Software), Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Yinyi Wu@@_3ndy1(Dawn Security Lab of JD), @@zlluny(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha)(SSA Lab), Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, Shantanu Thakur, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Jian Lee@@speedyfriend433, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Keisuke Hosoda, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Viktor Oreshkin, Nathaniel Oh@@calysteon, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Hikerell (Loadshine Lab), Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), CVE-2025-40909, @@zlluny, CVE-2024-27280, KPC(Cisco Talos), @@RenwaX23, Ye Zhang(Baidu Security), pattern-f@@pattern_F_, 정답이 아닌 해답, Kirin@@Pwnrin(Computer Science), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, CVE-2025-6965, JZ, Seo Hyun-gyu@@wh1te4ever, Luke Roberts@@rookuu, Ferdous Saljooki@@malwarezoo(Jamf), Justin Elliot Fu, Pyrophoria(GrapheneOS), an anonymous researcher(GrapheneOS), James J Kalafus, Michel Migdal, ken super, Jaydev Ahire, Big Bear, Ignacio Sanmillan@@ulexec, Mike Cardwell(grepular), Bob Lord, Pawel Wylecial(REDTEAM), @@zlluny(Trend Zero Day Initiative), Duy Trần@@khanhduytran0, @@EthanArbuckle, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing)

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.7
Apple macOS Tahoe<26
Apple macOS Tahoe<26
26
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.7
15.7
Apple macOS>=15.0<15.7

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.7
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Sequoia to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.7
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Tahoe to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 26
  5. Remove

    Remove vulnerable code from your environment.

    Remove the vulnerable code, as described for multiple issues ("addressed by removing the vulnerable code").

  6. Configuration

    Block unsigned services from launching on Intel Macs (described as the resolution for this issue on Intel Macs).

    Intel Macs Block unsigned services from launching = enabled
  7. Configuration

    Apply the additional AppSandbox sandbox restrictions referenced in the material ("access issue... addressed with additional sandbox restrictions").

    AppSandbox Additional sandbox restrictions = applied
  8. Configuration

    Add the additional entitlement checks mentioned in the material ("addressed with additional entitlement checks").

    permissions/entitlements enforcement Additional entitlement checks = applied
  9. Configuration

    Improve authorization state management as referenced ("authorization issue... improved state management").

    authorization logic Improved state management = applied
  10. Configuration

    Improve data redaction for logging as referenced ("logging issue... improved data redaction").

    data redaction/logging Improved data redaction = applied
  11. Configuration

    Apply improved bounds checking/validation and related checks described in the material (covers improved bounds checking for buffer/out-of-bounds cases and improved input validation for out-of-bounds write).

    input handling Improved input validation / checks = applied
  12. Configuration

    Improve validation of symlinks as referenced ("improved validation of symlinks").

    symlink handling Improved validation of symlinks = applied
  13. Configuration

    Apply the improved logic checks and validation described in the material ("logic issue... improved checks" and "logic issue... improved validation").

    logic checks Improved checks / improved validation = applied
  14. Compensating control

    Address the described race conditions by applying additional validation and improved state handling ("race condition... additional validation" and "race condition... improved state handling").

  15. Compensating control

    Apply additional code-signing restrictions to mitigate the downgrade issue ("downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions").

Event History

Sep 15, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
May 26, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:32 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:32 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:16 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-46284?

The severity of CVE-2025-46284 is high, rated at 7 on the CVSS scale.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-46284?

To fix CVE-2025-46284, update to macOS Sequoia 15.7 or macOS Tahoe 26.

3

What types of issues are associated with CVE-2025-46284?

CVE-2025-46284 is associated with race conditions, buffer overflow, and input validation issues.

4

What can happen if CVE-2025-46284 is exploited?

If exploited, CVE-2025-46284 may allow an application to gain root privileges.

5

What software versions are affected by CVE-2025-46284?

CVE-2025-46284 affects Apple macOS Sequoia and Apple macOS Tahoe.

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