A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. A malicious application may be able to access restricted files.
History

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Title Permission Validation Flaw Enables Unauthorized File Access in macOS

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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

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Weaknesses CWE-693
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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Title Malicious Application Gains Unauthorized File Access Due to Permissions Validation Flaw
Weaknesses CWE-284

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:15:00 +0000

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Title Malicious Application Gains Unauthorized File Access Due to Permissions Validation Flaw
Weaknesses CWE-284

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. A malicious application may be able to access restricted files.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2026-09-14T20:52:03.667Z

Updated: 2026-10-20T00:50:34.333Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T21:13:17.753Z

Link: CVE-2026-84559

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-17T13:39:05.315Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-14T21:17:31.963

Modified: 2026-09-17T14:25:23.807

Link: CVE-2026-84559

cve-icon Redhat

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