Apple iOS/iPadOS Privilege Escalation via Missing Entitlement Checks (<26.2/18.7.3)
CVE-2025-46292 Published on December 17, 2025
This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-46292 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Authorization Vulnerability?
The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
CVE-2025-46292 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-46292
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Affected Versions
Apple iOS and iPadOS:- Version unspecified and below 18.7 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 26.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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