User-data disclosure via missing entitlement checks
Published Dec 17, 2025 · Updated Dec 17, 2025
Improper access control in Telephony in Apple iOS and iPadOS before 18.7.3 or 26.2 allows local users to read user-sensitive data. The Telephony component fails to perform all required entitlement checks before granting an app access to protected data. Exploitation requires an app to run on an affected iPhone or iPad; Apple has not disclosed the specific Telephony interface or data exposed.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in Telephony in Apple iOS and iPadOS before 18.7.3 or 26.2 allows local users to read user-sensitive data. The Telephony component fails to perform all required entitlement checks before granting an app access to protected data. Exploitation requires an app to run on an affected iPhone or iPad; Apple has not disclosed the specific Telephony interface or data exposed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-46292
- 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
- Dec 17, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <18.7
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <26.2
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