Vulnerability · Published Oct 26, 2026 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2026-112453

High 7.7

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS 0 – before 15.8.20 – before 26.7.20 – before 27.2

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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