CVE-2026-43786

Published Sep 14, 2026

Last updated 6 days ago

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2026-43786 is a vulnerability affecting macOS that could allow an application to gain root privileges on the system. This issue was resolved by implementing additional entitlement checks. The fix for this vulnerability has been released in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7. The vulnerability was reported by Kujtim Kryeziu from Sentry.

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.
Source
product-security@apple.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
macos

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
7.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CWE-280

Social media

Hype score is a measure of social media activity compared against trending CVEs from the past 12 months. Max score 100.

Hype score

8

Configurations