EUVD-2026-78116
GHSA-6xwx-w6mj-3cq6
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from Vendor (apple) · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorVendor: apple
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5DescriptionCVE.org
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
AnalysisAI
Local privilege escalation in Apple macOS Sequoia (before 15.7.8) and macOS Tahoe (before 26.6) lets a malicious application already running as a normal user obtain root privileges. Apple addressed the flaw by adding restriction checks in its permission-handling code, disclosing it only as 'a permissions issue'; fixed versions are macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 and macOS Tahoe 26.6. …
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