TI-2025-29043 Aliases CVE-2025-46291 GHSA-rqfc-pc98-68h2

Protection mechanism failure in Apple macOS

LOW 39CWE-693Published 2025-12-17 · Updated 2026-08-21

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.

Summary

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.002 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed macOS (Apple): 15.7.4, 26.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apple	macOS	before 15.7.4; before 26.2	15.7.4, 26.2	Patch available	CNA

macOS VendorApple Affected before 15.7.4; before 26.2 Fixed in 15.7.4, 26.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::	before 26.2	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 26.2 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.7.4, 26.2

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-46291
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rqfc-pc98-68h2

References

Advisory 1

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886

Other 1

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349

TI-2026-46583 Improper authentication in Apple macOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0

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Sources

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