Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
App runs locally on the device (AV:L more accurate than AV:N); no privilege required; user must run the app (UI:R); confidentiality fully compromised, no integrity or availability impact.
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Lifecycle Timeline
5DescriptionCVE.org
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. An app may be able to access private information.
AnalysisAI
Private information disclosure in Apple macOS allows a locally installed app to access sensitive data belonging to the user or other processes via an improper state management flaw. Affected are all macOS Sonoma releases prior to 14.8.7, all macOS Sequoia releases prior to 15.7.7, and all macOS Tahoe releases prior to 26.5. No active exploitation has been identified (not in CISA KEV), and the EPSS score of 0.02% (4th percentile) reflects a low probability of near-term opportunistic exploitation.
Technical ContextAI
The vulnerability is rooted in CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor), specifically caused by defective state management within macOS. When application state is not correctly isolated or reset between transitions, a separate app process can read memory, file handles, or inter-process data that should remain private. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* confirms that all macOS versions across the three affected release trains (Sonoma, Sequoia, and Tahoe) are vulnerable until the fixed releases. Apple's fix description - 'improved state management' - is consistent with a flaw where OS-level boundaries between application contexts fail to enforce isolation properly.
RemediationAI
The primary remediation is to update to a fixed macOS release: macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, or macOS Tahoe 26.5, all of which contain Apple's improved state management fix. Apple's security advisories are available at https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115, https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116, and https://support.apple.com/en-us/127117. For environments where immediate patching is not feasible, restricting installation to App Store-vetted or enterprise-managed applications reduces exposure, as the flaw requires a malicious app to be running on the system. Enabling macOS Gatekeeper and application allow-listing via MDM are concrete compensating controls, though they do not eliminate the underlying vulnerability. No vendor-documented workaround that addresses the state management flaw itself is available.
Same weakness CWE-200 – Information Exposure
View allSame technique Information Disclosure
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External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today
EUVD-2026-29242
GHSA-5mcm-v2r7-wwg8