A race condition was addressed with additional validation.

Code

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Timeline

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1. May 26, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

2. Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected

• cpe apple/macosversion unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-46284

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-46284

  A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Vendor Advisory · support.apple.com
• Vendor Advisory · support.apple.com