CVE-2025-46284Active Exploitation(apple / macos)

MEDIUMCVSS 7.0 · HIGH

Exploitation ongoing with high activity in latest observed window (1 mentions)

Immediate actions

Patch apple macos systems immediately
Assume compromise if assets are exposed

Recommended action window: Immediate (within 24h)

NVD 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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4.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-362

Priority

MEDIUM

Exploitation

ACTIVE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

macos

Threat summary

Active exploitation appears in 1 classified signals
Patch or workaround signal is available
1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

Active exploitation reported across 1 signal
Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors

apple

Products

macos

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d

Signal classification1 categories

Active Exploitation

1100.0%

Full discourse1 post

NerdieNews@NewsNerdie137d
Active Exploitation
Confirmed exploitation of CVE-2025-46284 in macOS: hackers can escalate privileges to root, risking unauthorized access to system resources. Patch now to prevent breaches. #NerdieNews #CyberSecurity #Vulnerability https://t.co/vLxmDH91OM
Post summary
The tweet reports that CVE-2025-46284 is being exploited for root privilege escalation on macOS and urges users to apply a patch immediately.
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CPE platform detail1 entries

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Part	Vendor	Product	Version	Target SW	Target HW
OS	apple	macos	-	-	-

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