AI description
CVE-2025-46279 is a vulnerability that affects Apple products. Specifically, it is a permissions issue in the Kernel that was addressed with additional restrictions. It impacts devices including iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 8th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later. Duy Trần (@khanhduytran0) is credited with reporting this vulnerability. Successful exploitation of CVE-2025-46279 could allow an app to elevate privileges or gain root privileges. The vulnerability is addressed in macOS Tahoe 26.2, as well as iOS and iPadOS 26.2.
- Description
- A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.2, iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2, tvOS 26.2. An app may be able to identify what other apps a user has installed.
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
- NVD status
- Modified
- Products
- ipados, iphone_os, macos, tvos, visionos, watchos
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 3.3
- Impact score
- 1.4
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Severity
- LOW
- nvd@nist.gov
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
- CWE-200
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Cve-2025-46279 https://t.co/AhsjRxTrat
@f00fc7c800
9 Jan 2026
7184 Impressions
2 Retweets
60 Likes
16 Bookmarks
5 Replies
0 Quotes
will post later demo of CVE-2025-46279
@f00fc7c800
9 Jan 2026
910 Impressions
2 Retweets
12 Likes
0 Bookmarks
0 Replies
0 Quotes
CVE-2025-46279 A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.2, iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tah… https://t.co/gkDvKM2huq
@CVEnew
20 Dec 2025
10 Impressions
0 Retweets
0 Likes
0 Bookmarks
0 Replies
0 Quotes
CVE-2025-46279. This time I will be getting my first bounty! Really appreciate Apple for reviewing it right away. https://t.co/gEcJozvhEB
@khanhduytran0
12 Dec 2025
17752 Impressions
18 Retweets
377 Likes
32 Bookmarks
24 Replies
2 Quotes
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