Vulnerability in Apple Macos
CVE-2025-46284
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.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.000 (0.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Macos — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-security@apple.com (Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-46284?
- CVE-2025-46284 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2026-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2025-46284?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.