CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-43691
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-09-14
- Last modified
- 2026-09-15
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22
Description
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
Affected configurations
• apple macos (>= 15.0 < 15.8)
• apple macos (>= 26.0 < 26.7)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory