CVE-2025-46291
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Logic Flaw in macOS Gatekeeper Allows Security Bypass

Publication date: 2025-12-17

Last updated on: 2025-12-18

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.2. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks.
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Published
2025-12-17
Last Modified
2025-12-18
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-12-17
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-46291
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Vendor Product Version / Range
apple macos to 26.2 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-693 The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a logic issue in macOS that allows an application to bypass Gatekeeper checks due to insufficient validation. It has been fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.2.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to run potentially untrusted or malicious applications on a macOS system by bypassing Gatekeeper's security checks, which may lead to unauthorized code execution or compromise of the system.

Mitigation Strategies

Update your macOS system to version Tahoe 26.2 or later, as this version contains the fix for the vulnerability that allows an app to bypass Gatekeeper checks.

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