CVE-2025-46290: Input Validation

Published Dec 12, 2025
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Updated

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

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

floeki(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Michael Reeves@@IntegralPilot, an anonymous researcher, Riley Walz, CVE-2024-7264, CVE-2025-9086, Yiğit Ocak, Andrew Calvano(Meta Product Security), Lucas Pinheiro(Meta Product Security), Duy Trần@@khanhduytran0, Kaitao Xie(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Rosyna Keller(Totally Not Malicious Software), Google Threat Analysis Group, an anonymous researcher(Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt), Michael Schmutzer(Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt), Iván Savransky, Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), (Indiana University Bloomington), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Google Big Sleep, Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13, Phil Pizlo(Epic Games), Apple, 이동하 (Lee Dong Ha(BoB 14th), Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Kirin@@Pwnrin, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, 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), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Ron Elemans, 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), Keisuke Hosoda, Vivek Dhar, ASI (RM) in Border Security Force, FTR HQ BSF Kashmir, Asaf Cohen, Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), CVE-2025-5918, Sumanth Rao(UC San Diego), Ye Shu(UC San Diego), Stefan Savage(UC San Diego), Aaron Schulman(UC San Diego), Geoffrey M. Voelker(UC San Diego), Enze Liu (Carnegie Mellon University), Andrei Simion, piffz, Daniel Nurkin, Al Sadman Awal, Mohamed Hamdadou & Mahran Alhazmi, Hichem Maloufi, Christian Mina, Gerson Aldaz, qwerty j0y & Ricardo Garcia, Dorian Del Valle, iG0x72(XiguaSec), JJ(XiguaSec), Lehan Dilusha Jayasinghe, Jex Amro, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Fudan University), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Kenneth Chew, 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, @@retsew0x01, Morris Richman@@morrisinlife, Kay Belardinelli (Harvard University)

Affected Software

11 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.7.4
15.7.4
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.8.4
14.8.4
Apple iOS<26.2
26.2
Apple iPadOS<26.2
26.2
Apple visionOS<26.2
26.2
Apple WatchOS<26.2
26.2
Apple macOS Tahoe<26.2
26.2
Apple iOS<18.7.3
18.7.3
Apple iPadOS<18.7.3
18.7.3
Apple macOS<14.8.4
Apple macOS>=15.0<15.7.4

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
Affected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Feb 11, 2026
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:58 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:58 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:16 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-46290?

CVE-2025-46290 is classified with a high severity due to the potential for a remote denial-of-service attack.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-46290?

To remediate CVE-2025-46290, users should update to macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, or ensure their iOS and iPadOS are at version 26.2 to apply the fix.

3

What products are affected by CVE-2025-46290?

CVE-2025-46290 affects macOS Sequoia versions up to 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma up to 14.8.4, and iOS/iPadOS up to version 26.2.

4

Can CVE-2025-46290 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2025-46290 allows for remote exploitation which could lead to a denial-of-service condition.

5

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2025-46290?

The primary impact of CVE-2025-46290 is that a remote attacker may be able to cause disruptions via denial-of-service.

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