Apple macOS/iOS/iPadOS prior 14.8/15.7 HID memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS, iOS and iPadOS. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HID Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-46305. The attack may be carried out on the physical device. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS, iOS and iPadOS. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the component HID Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on 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.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-46305 since 04/22/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 14.8 or 15.7 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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Upgrade: macOS/iOS/iPadOS 14.8/15.7

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-2025-46305 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-46305
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-345687
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2026 06:33
Updated: 02/14/2026 10:04
Changes: 02/12/2026 06:33 (56), 02/13/2026 04:55 (11), 02/14/2026 10:04 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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