CVE-2025-46290 Denial of service in iOS and iPadOS
A remote attacker can cause a denial-of-service condition in Apple operating systems due to a logic issue.
- 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-2025-46290?
CVE-2025-46290 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 11 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46290?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-46290?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-46290 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46290 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-926h-3qgq-9w39.