CVE-2026-112438 (GCVE-0-2026-112438)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-26 20:33
Modified
2026-10-27 03:56
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • An unprivileged attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code as root
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An unprivileged attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code as root.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Version: 0   < 15.8.2
Version: 0   < 26.7.2
Version: 0   < 27.2
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