A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
History

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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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'}

ssvc

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


Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0000

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Title macOS Directory Path Parsing Vulnerability Enables Sensitive Data Access
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-22

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 03:45:00 +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 parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2026-09-14T20:49:56.907Z

Updated: 2026-09-17T15:06:26.114Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T16:43:41.873Z

Link: CVE-2026-86902

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-17T15:06:20.878Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-14T21:17:41.037

Modified: 2026-09-18T15:09:51.000

Link: CVE-2026-86902

cve-icon Redhat

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