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Posted on 12 December 2025
Apple Security-announceAPPLE-SA-12-12-2025-3 macOS Tahoe 26.2
macOS Tahoe 26.2 addresses the following issues.
Information about the security content is also available at
https://support.apple.com/125886.
Apple maintains a Security Releases page at
https://support.apple.com/100100 which lists recent
software updates with security advisories.
App Store
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive payment tokens
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional
restrictions.
CVE-2025-46288: floeki, Zhongcheng Li from IES Red Team of ByteDance
AppleJPEG
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing a file may lead to memory corruption
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2025-43539: Michael Reeves (@IntegralPilot)
AppleMobileFileIntegrity
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional
restrictions.
CVE-2025-43523: an anonymous researcher
CVE-2025-43519: an anonymous researcher
AppleMobileFileIntegrity
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was
addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.
CVE-2025-43522: an anonymous researcher
AppleMobileFileIntegrity
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was
addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.
CVE-2025-43521: an anonymous researcher
AppSandbox
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling.
CVE-2025-46289: an anonymous researcher
Audio
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service
Description: The issue was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2025-43482: Jex Amro, Michael Reeves (@IntegralPilot)
Call History
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data
redaction for log entries.
CVE-2025-43517: Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog)
Calling Framework
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An attacker may be able to spoof their FaceTime caller ID
Description: An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with
improved state management.
CVE-2025-46287: an anonymous researcher, Riley Walz
CoreServices
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2025-46283: an anonymous researcher
curl
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Multiple issues in curl
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple
Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a
third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2024-7264
CVE-2025-9086
FaceTime
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Password fields may be unintentionally revealed when remotely
controlling a device over FaceTime
Description: This issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2025-43542: Yi=C4=9Fit Ocak
File Bookmark
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-46281: an anonymous researcher
Foundation
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to inappropriately access files through the
spellcheck API
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-43518: Noah Gregory (wts.dev)
Foundation
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing malicious data may lead to unexpected app termination
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved
bounds checking.
CVE-2025-43532: Andrew Calvano and Lucas Pinheiro of Meta Product
Security
Game Center
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.
CVE-2025-46278: Kirin (@Pwnrin) and LFY (@secsys) of Fudan University
Icons
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to identify what other apps a user has
installed
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional
restrictions.
CVE-2025-46279: Duy Tr=E1=BA=A7n (@khanhduytran0)
Kernel
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to elevate privileges
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-43512: Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg of Nosebeard Labs
Kernel
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: An integer overflow was addressed by adopting 64-bit
timestamps.
CVE-2025-46285: Kaitao Xie and Xiaolong Bai of Alibaba Group
LaunchServices
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2025-46291: Kenneth Chew
libarchive
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing a file may lead to memory corruption
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple
Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a
third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2025-5918
MDM Configuration Tools
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information
Description: A permissions issue was addressed by removing the
vulnerable code.
CVE-2025-43513: Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg of Nosebeard Labs
Messages
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved
privacy controls.
CVE-2025-46276: Rosyna Keller of Totally Not Malicious Software
Multi-Touch
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A malicious HID device may cause an unexpected process crash
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with
improved input validation.
CVE-2025-43533: Google Threat Analysis Group
Networking
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved data protection.
CVE-2025-43509: Haoling Zhou, Shixuan Zhao (@NSKernel), Chao Wang
(@evi0s), Zhiqiang Lin from SecLab of The Ohio State University
Notes
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An attacker with physical access may be able to view deleted
notes
Description: The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.
CVE-2025-43410: Atul R V
Photos
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without
authentication
Description: A configuration issue was addressed with additional
restrictions.
CVE-2025-43428: an anonymous researcher, Michael Schmutzer of Technische
Hochschule Ingolstadt
Safari
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: On a Mac with Lockdown Mode enabled, web content opened via a
file URL may be able to use Web APIs that should be restricted
Description: This issue was addressed with improved URL validation.
CVE-2025-43526: Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg of Nosebeard Labs
Safari Downloads
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A download's origin may be incorrectly associated
Description: This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple
Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a
third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.
CVE-2024-8906: @retsew0x01
Screen Time
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access a user=E2=80=99s Safari history
Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
CVE-2025-46277: Kirin (@Pwnrin)
Screen Time
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.
CVE-2025-43538: Iv=C3=A1n Savransky
Siri
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.
CVE-2025-43514: Morris Richman (@morrisinlife)
SoftwareUpdate
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional
restrictions.
CVE-2025-43519: an anonymous researcher
StorageKit
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional
restrictions.
CVE-2025-43527: an anonymous researcher
sudo
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access protected user data
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.
CVE-2025-43416: Gergely Kalman (@gergely_kalman)
Voice Control
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: A user with Voice Control enabled may be able to transcribe
another user's activity
Description: A session management issue was addressed with improved
checks.
CVE-2025-43516: Kay Belardinelli (Harvard University)
VoiceOver
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2025-43530: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
WebKit
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks.
WebKit Bugzilla: 295941
CVE-2025-46282: Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog)
WebKit
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an
unexpected Safari crash
Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state
handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 301257
CVE-2025-43541: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day
Initiative
WebKit
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an
unexpected process crash
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory
management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 301726
CVE-2025-43536: Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13)
WebKit
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an
unexpected process crash
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 300774
WebKit Bugzilla: 301338
CVE-2025-43535: Google Big Sleep, Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13)
WebKit
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an
unexpected process crash
Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory
handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 301371
CVE-2025-43501: Hossein Lotfi (@hosselot) of Trend Micro Zero Day
Initiative
WebKit
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an
unexpected process crash
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved state
handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 301940
CVE-2025-43531: Phil Pizlo of Epic Games
WebKit
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary
code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been
exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted
individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26. CVE-2025-14174 was also
issued in response to this report.
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory
management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 302502
CVE-2025-43529: Google Threat Analysis Group
WebKit
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory
corruption. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been
exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted
individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26. CVE-2025-43529 was also
issued in response to this report.
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved
validation.
WebKit Bugzilla: 303614
CVE-2025-14174: Apple and Google Threat Analysis Group
WebKit Web Inspector
Available for: macOS Tahoe
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an
unexpected process crash
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory
management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 300926
CVE-2025-43511: =EC=9D=B4=EB=8F=99=ED=95=98 (Lee Dong Ha of BoB 14th)
Additional recognition
AppleMobileFileIntegrity
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their
assistance.
AppSandbox
We would like to acknowledge Mickey Jin (@patch1t) for their assistance.
Control Center
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their
assistance.
Core Services
We would like to acknowledge Golden Helm Securities for their
assistance.
FileVault
We would like to acknowledge Nathaniel Oh (@calysteon) and Joel Peterson
(@sekkyo) for their assistance.
Safari
We would like to acknowledge Mochammad Nosa Shandy Prastyo for their
assistance.
Sandbox
We would like to acknowledge Arnaud Abbati for their assistance.
Voice Control
We would like to acknowledge PixiePoint Security for their assistance.
WebKit
We would like to acknowledge Geva Nurgandi Syahputra (gevakun) for their
assistance.
macOS Tahoe 26.2 may be obtained from the Mac App Store or
Apple's Software Downloads web site:
https://support.apple.com/downloads/
All information is also posted on the Apple Security Releases
web site: https://support.apple.com/100100.
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