Description
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7, macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
Affected products
apple: macos
References2
- support.apple.com/en-us/125110 Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/125111 Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.0
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 1 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-362
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