Vulnerability · Published Sep 14, 2026 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2026-43786

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw 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 8% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. 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 products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	0 – before 15.80 – before 26.70 – before 27

Weakness: CWE-280 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043