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CVE-2026-84559

MEDIUM 5.5 ALL-YEARS

Published 2026-09-14 · Last modified 2026-09-17 · apple · NVD: Analyzed

A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. A malicious application may be able to access restricted files.

LIMITED SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 5th percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Public exploit / PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no

Impact if exploited

5.5CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM · ADP

  • ConfidentialityHigh
  • IntegrityNone
  • AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

  • ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
  • ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

No public exploit or proof-of-concept code is catalogued for this CVE (no ExploitDB, Nuclei, or CISA-KEV entry). It may still exist — search GitHub or check the references below.

Affected

Vendors Apple

Products Macos

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
AppleMacos≥ 15.0 and < 15.8
AppleMacos≥ 26.0 and < 26.7

All CVSS metrics

  • MEDIUM 5.5 v3.1 · ADP Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • MEDIUM 5.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Advisories

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS