CVE-2025-46284

Published May 26, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Title Race Condition Allows Privilege Escalation to Root in macOS
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Title Race Condition Allows Privilege Escalation to Root in macOS
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Weaknesses CWE-362
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
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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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apple
Published
Updated
May 28, 2026, 3:55 AM
Reserved
Apr 22, 2025, 9:13 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 26, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Jul 24, 2026, 11:10 AM