CVE-2025-46290

Q: How do I fix CVE-2025-46290?

Upgrade macos to 15.7.4 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2025-46290 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-46290 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.85% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 55% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-46290?

CVE-2025-46290 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2025-46290 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for macos (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure CWE-703

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 15.0, < 15.7.4Fixed in:15.7.4CVE-2025-46290derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.85%probability of exploitation in 30 days

55thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 55% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Other references5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2013-2465	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-21412	High	8.1	95%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2013-0431	Medium	5.3	90%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2019-1003030	Critical	9.9	76%	KEV	-
CVE-2025-40536	High	8.1	72%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-0411	High	7.0	67%	KEV	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2025-46290?

Upgrade macos to 15.7.4 or later.

Is CVE-2025-46290 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-46290 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.85% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 55% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2025-46290?

CVE-2025-46290 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2025-46290 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for macos (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-02.