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High 7.8Published Jul 27, 2026
CVE-2026-43698An injection issue was addressed with improved validation.
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An injection issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-88
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
apple macos apple:macos | from 14.0 before 14.8.8; from 15.0 before 15.7.8; from 26.0 before 26.6 | NVD |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042
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