CVE-2025-46284
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Race Condition in macOS Leading to Root Privilege Escalation

Publication date: 2026-05-26

Last updated on: 2026-05-27

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description
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.
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Published
2026-05-26
Last Modified
2026-05-27
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-05-27
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-46284
EUVD
EUVD-2025-209939
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Showing 1 associated CPE
Vendor Product Version / Range
apple macos From 15.0 (inc) to 15.7 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-362 The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a race condition issue in macOS Sequoia and macOS Tahoe. It was addressed by adding additional validation. Due to this race condition, an application may be able to gain root privileges on the affected systems.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that an application could exploit the race condition to gain root privileges. This means an attacker could potentially execute code with the highest level of system access, leading to full control over the affected device.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update your system to macOS Sequoia 15.7 or macOS Tahoe 26 where the issue is fixed.

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