CVE-2025-46282 Missing authorization in Safari
An app can access sensitive user data due to missing permission checks in Safari and macOS, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-46282?
CVE-2025-46282 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 17 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46282?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Macos, Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2025-46282?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46282 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-46282 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46282 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-59j9-9vvv-34jx.