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Apple Multi-Touch bounds-checking issue leading to process crash via malicious HID device (CVE-2025-46305)

IdentifiersCVE-2025-46305CWE-125

Information currently not available to provide a detailed vulnerability description beyond the advisory-level statement. Per the provided content, CVE-2025-46305 is a Multi-Touch issue addressed by improved bounds checks; a malicious HID device may cause an unexpected process crash. Apple reports the issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, iOS 18.7.5, iPadOS 18.7.5, and macOS Sonoma 14.8.4.

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ANALYST BRIEF

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Impact

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Denial of service via unexpected process crash triggered by a malicious HID device.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

Until updates can be applied, reduce exposure to untrusted HID peripherals: restrict/disable use of unknown USB/Bluetooth HID devices, enforce device control policies (allowlisting), and limit physical access to endpoints.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Apply Apple updates that include the fix: upgrade to macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, iOS 18.7.5, iPadOS 18.7.5, or macOS Sonoma 14.8.4 (or later).
PUBLIC EXPLOITS

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No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.

EXPOSURE SURFACE

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AppleIosoperating_system
AppleIpadosoperating_system
AppleIphone Osoperating_system
AppleMacosoperating_system
AppleMacos Sequoiaoperating_system
AppleMacos Sonomaoperating_system

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

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Detection signatures

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Social activity4

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