Apple macOS up to 14.8.2/15.7.2 App integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple macOS up to 14.8.2/15.7.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component App. The manipulation leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-46285. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 14.8.2/15.7.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An integer overflow was addressed by adopting 64-bit timestamps. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.3, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-46285 since 04/22/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/16/2025).

Upgrading to version 14.8.3 or 15.7.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-203133) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2838). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Apple macOS

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 14.8.3/15.7.3

Timelineinfo

04/22/2025 CVE reserved
12/12/2025 +234 days Advisory disclosed
12/12/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/16/2025 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-46285 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-46285
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-336347
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2838 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2025 22:39
Updated: 12/16/2025 07:20
Changes: 12/12/2025 22:39 (56), 12/15/2025 19:21 (6), 12/16/2025 07:20 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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