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Apple macOS CVE-2026-84568

| EUVDEUVD-2026-77878 HIGH
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2026-09-14 apple GHSA-wr4h-fvqw-7ghm
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: apple
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Vendor (apple) PRIMARY
7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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7.8 HIGH

Attacker must already control the trusted network directory server (PR:L) and the flaw is triggered on the client locally (AV:L), with full root-level C/I/A impact.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorVendor: apple

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

6
Metadata Corrected
Sep 15, 2026 - 10:40 vuln.today
tag: macOS added
Analysis Generated
Sep 15, 2026 - 10:36 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Sep 14, 2026 - 23:22 NVD
7.8 (HIGH)
Patch available
Sep 14, 2026 - 22:19 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 14, 2026 - 20:49 cve.org
HIGH 7.8
CVE Published
Sep 14, 2026 - 20:49 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

A path traversal issue was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An attacker with control of a network directory server may be able to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

AnalysisAI

A path traversal flaw (CWE-22) in Apple macOS is addressed by improved path validation and allows an attacker who controls a network directory server to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on a connecting client. Affected are macOS Sequoia before 15.8, macOS Tahoe before 26.7, and macOS Golden Gate before 27. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires that the attacker control - or fully impersonate - the network directory server that the target Mac is bound to, and that the Mac actually query that server for the affected path data (which happens on normal directory-bound operation, without user prompt, per UI:N). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The signals here are mixed and should temper the 7.8 score. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Vendor-released patch: upgrade to macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, or macOS Golden Gate 27 as applicable to your hardware and release train (Apple advisories https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035, https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042, https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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