App Sandbox Permission Leak in macOS Tahoe (pre26.2)
CVE-2025-46297 Published on January 9, 2026
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may be able to access protected files within an App Sandbox container.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-46297 can be exploited 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-2025-46297 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-46297
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Affected Versions
Apple macOS:- Version unspecified and below 26.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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