CVE-2025-46288

Payment-token disclosure via insufficient App Store restrictions

Published Dec 17, 2025 · Updated Dec 17, 2025

Improper access control in the App Store component of Apple operating systems before 26.2 allows attackers to read payment tokens via an app. The App Store permissions layer fails to prevent access by an app, but Apple has not disclosed the affected authorization check or token-access path. Exploitation requires an app to run on an affected device and exposes sensitive payment tokens without reported modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in the App Store component of Apple operating systems before 26.2 allows attackers to read payment tokens via an app. The App Store permissions layer fails to prevent access by an app, but Apple has not disclosed the affected authorization check or token-access path. Exploitation requires an app to run on an affected device and exposes sensitive payment tokens without reported modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-46288
Published
Dec 17, 2025
Updated
Dec 17, 2025
Vendor
Apple
Product
iOS and iPadOS
Classifications
CWE-284, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 17, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <26.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Apple · iOS and iPadOSversion=unspecified <26.2
Apple · visionOSversion=unspecified <26.2
Apple · macOSversion=unspecified <26.2
Apple · watchOSversion=unspecified <26.2

Published CVSS scores

5.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
T1005Data from Local System

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