A permissions issue was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Taho…
cve CVE-2026-86910 1 source, 1 claim · Watch
NVD writes:
A permissions issue was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An application may be able to access restricted files. the claim
A permissions issue was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An application may be able to access restricted files. the claim
- Severity
- MEDIUM NVD
- CVSS
- 5.5 NVD
- Fixed in
- 15.8, 26.7, 27 NVD
- Vendor
- Apple NVD
- Product
- macOS NVD
- CWE
- CWE-22 NVD
How far exploitation has got
- No public code known
- Proof of concept
- Proof of concept, verified
- A Metasploit module
- Exploited in the wild
- Used in ransomware campaigns
Timeline
| 2026-09-14 | first spoke of it: A permissions issue was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An application may be able to access restricted files. | NVD |
A permissions issue was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An application may be able to access restricted files.
What it is to other things
| affects | apple/macos NVD |
| made_by | apple NVD |
Every value, with what each source said and its receipt
| Property | Source | Said | Means here | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatable automatable | NVD | no At least one of those steps needs a person. receipt
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