CVE-2026-43691 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 15.8
`0`	affected	< 26.7
`0`	affected	< 27

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043

History

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-22
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
References		https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035 https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042 https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2026-09-14T20:51:01.066Z

Updated: 2026-09-14T22:24:58.482Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T22:46:21.642Z

Link: CVE-2026-43691

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-14T22:24:44.785Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-14T21:17:08.443

Modified: 2026-09-14T23:17:16.177

Link: CVE-2026-43691

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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