Vulnerability · Published Oct 26, 2026 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2026-86941

Medium 6.2

In plain English

A medium-severity authentication bypass by spoofing 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 10% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.2Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	0 – before 15.8.20 – before 26.7.20 – before 27.2

Weakness: CWE-290 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149521
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149522
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149523