Apple macOS up to 26.1 App sandbox

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 26.1. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component App. Such manipulation leads to sandbox. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-46281. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 26.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sandbox vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-265. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-46281 since 04/22/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/20/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1611 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 26.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sandbox
CWE: CWE-265 / CWE-264
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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 26.2

Timelineinfo

04/22/2025 CVE reserved
12/17/2025 +239 days Advisory disclosed
12/17/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/20/2025 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-46281 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-46281
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-337070
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/17/2025 22:23
Updated: 12/20/2025 09:46
Changes: 12/17/2025 22:23 (57), 12/20/2025 09:46 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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