Description
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
Published: 2026-10-26
Score: 7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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Title Race Condition Leading to Privilege Escalation in macOS

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000

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Title Race Condition Leading to Privilege Escalation in macOS
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Weaknesses CWE-362
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T04:56:06.059Z

Reserved: 2026-10-19T17:05:21.838Z

Link: CVE-2026-112492

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-02T19:58:00.749Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-26T21:17:40.220

Modified: 2026-11-03T15:14:45.933

Link: CVE-2026-112492

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-02T23:30:17Z

Weaknesses