Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2026 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2025-46284

High 7.0

In plain English

A high-severity race condition in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.0High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 99.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	0 – before 15.70 – before 26

Weakness: CWE-362 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125110
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125111