CVE-2025-46279 | A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictio… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2025-46279
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Reserved: 2025-04-22 21:13 UTC
Published: 2025-12-17 20:47 UTC
Last updated: 2026-04-02 18:24 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-200
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized…
Vendor / Product: Apple / iOS and iPadOS
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (5)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	—	0 < 18.7.3, 0 < 26.2
Apple	macOS	—	0 < 26.2
Apple	tvOS	—	0 < 26.2
Apple	visionOS	—	0 < 26.2
Apple	watchOS	—	0 < 26.2

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
—	cna	An app may be able to identify what other apps a user has installed
CWE-200	adp	CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	adp	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (6)