CVE-2025-46285 Integer overflow in iOS and iPadOS

What is CVE-2025-46285?

CVE-2025-46285 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 12 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An integer overflow was addressed by adopting 64-bit timestamps. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.3, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46285?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2025-46285?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46285 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-46285 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46285 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-p5pj-g9wc-c3v2.