Description
An issue existed in the handling of environment variables. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
Affected products
apple: macos
References3
- support.apple.com/en-us/128067 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/128071 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/128072 Release NotesVendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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9.8
CRITICAL
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 49 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-20
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