CVE-2025-46279 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS
An app can identify other installed apps on Apple devices, leaking user privacy information. Users should update their operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-46279?
CVE-2025-46279 is a critical vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 17 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. An app may be able to identify what other apps a user has installed.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46279?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Visionos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-46279?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46279 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-46279 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46279 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f622-m9vg-8hcm.