Apple macOS up to 26.1 App access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple macOS up to 26.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component App. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-46291. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 26.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-46291 since 04/22/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/26/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 26.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-203961). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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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
12/26/2025 +9 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-46291 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-46291
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-337073
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/17/2025 22:23
Updated: 12/26/2025 21:39
Changes: 12/17/2025 22:23 (57), 12/20/2025 09:46 (11), 12/26/2025 21:39 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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