A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
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Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:30:00 +0000
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Apple macos |
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Apple macos |
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:30:00 +0000
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Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +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 Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to gain root privileges. | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-28T03:57:07.090Z
Reserved: 2026-05-01T22:46:21.647Z
Link: CVE-2026-43749
Updated: 2026-07-27T20:55:18.481Z
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-07-28T01:15:04Z
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