CVE-2026-86896
Low risk· EPSS 12%Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs
Summary
A permissions issue in Apple systems was addressed with additional restrictions. The flaw affects macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2 and macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
Risk Assessment
A malicious app could obtain root privileges, enabling full system control and privilege escalation.
Recommendation
Immediately update macOS to the specified versions and avoid running untrusted apps.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple macOS
See all- CVE-2026-84520Critical
A buffer overflow vulnerability in macOS Golden Gate, fixed by improved size validation. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
- CVE-2026-43790Critical
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
- CVE-2026-64731Critical
Path validation was improved. The issue affects macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 and macOS Tahoe 26.6. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
- CVE-2026-64704Critical
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. The fix is included in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
- CVE-2026-64703Critical
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. The fix is included in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
- CVE-2026-64702Critical
An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. The fix is included in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
- CVE-2026-64698Critical
A memory handling issue was fixed with improved memory management. The vulnerability affects macOS systems. An app may cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.
- CVE-2026-64697Critical
A memory handling issue was fixed with improved memory management. The vulnerability affects macOS systems. An app may cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
- CVE-2026-64696Critical
A memory handling issue was fixed with improved memory management. The vulnerability affects macOS systems. A remote user may cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
- CVE-2026-64694Critical
An integer overflow issue was fixed with improved input validation. The vulnerability affects macOS systems. An app may cause unexpected system termination.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS