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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorVendor: apple
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A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. 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.
AnalysisAI
Local privilege escalation in Apple macOS allows a malicious or compromised application already running on the system to obtain root privileges. The flaw is a permissions-handling defect (CWE-280) that Apple addressed by adding additional restrictions, with fixes shipping in macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, and macOS Golden Gate 27. …
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EUVD-2026-77863
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