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CVE-2025-46310 (GCVE-0-2025-46310)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-11 22:58 – Updated: 2026-05-26 21:32
VLAI
Summary
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26. An attacker with root privileges may be able to delete protected system files.
Severity
6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-12 16:04 UTC
CWE
  • An attacker with root privileges may be able to delete protected system files
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 14.8.4 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 15.7.4 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 26 (custom)
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