Apple macOS/iOS/iPadOS HID memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple macOS, iOS and iPadOS. Affected is an unknown function of the component HID Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-46303. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS, iOS and iPadOS (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component HID Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4. A malicious HID device may cause an unexpected process crash.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-46303 since 04/22/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/22/2025 CVE reserved
02/12/2026 +296 days Advisory disclosed
02/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/14/2026 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-46303 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-46303
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-345685
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2026 06:32
Updated: 02/14/2026 09:17
Changes: 02/12/2026 06:32 (55), 02/13/2026 04:33 (11), 02/14/2026 09:17 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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