Vulnerabilities

Security fix · CVE-2025-46279

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

Published Dec 17, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 2, 2026 · Apple watchOS

Last checked Oct 30, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2025-46279 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 37.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Apple watchOS.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
37.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Apple watchOS 0 <26.2

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Apple watchOS 0 <26.20 <26.2

How to fix CVE-2025-46279

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2025-46279 lists a fix boundary at 26.2. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 0 <26.2

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-46279 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 37.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Apple watchOS.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Apple watchOS 0 <26.2 0 <26.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 37.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 17, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Apr 2, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-203966

    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.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Apr 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • EUVDOct 30, 2026