CVE-2026-86896

HIGH 7.8CVE-2026-86896 · Published 26/10/2026 · updated 03/11/2026

In short

CVE-2026-86896 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability.
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.16%, higher than 5.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
—	No affected product versions are listed for this vulnerability yet.

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

References

support.apple.com/en-us/149521 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/149522 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/149523 · Release Notes

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