This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app may be able to access protected user data.
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History

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-284

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Symlink Abuse Allows Apps to Read Protected User Data on macOS
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-284
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-59
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app may be able to access protected user data.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-11T19:33:29.543Z

Reserved: 2025-04-22T21:13:49.959Z

Link: CVE-2025-46293

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-11T19:33:19.922Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-06-11T19:16:34.407

Modified: 2026-06-11T20:51:53.840

Link: CVE-2025-46293

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-11T22:15:09Z