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CVE-2025-46291

CVE-2025-46291HIGH

Apple macOS — A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0020    8.9     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions     Fixed
  macOS    unspecified  —

TIMELINE
  Apr 22  Reserved by apple
  Dec 17  Published (CNA: apple)
  Aug 21  RESCORED — CVE-2025-46291 (Apple macOS). CVSS 5.5 → 7.8 (NVD).

CWE-693 · CNA: apple · CVSS v3.1 · 2 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
April 22, 2025	Reserved	Reserved by apple
December 17, 2025	Published	Published (CNA: apple)
August 21, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2025-46291 (Apple macOS). CVSS 5.5 → 7.8 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Apple	macOS	—	—	—

Weaknesses

CWE-693

References (2)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886 [Release Notes, Vendor Advisory]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-46291 at cve.org

Vendors: apple

Weaknesses: CWE-693

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2025-46291 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Sunday, October 4, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.