CVE-2026-43698

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.02 BB Relevance: 41/100
Published: 2026-07-27 Modified: 2026-10-26 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Interaction Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: High
A: High

Description

An injection issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (1)

VendorProductVersion
apple macos 14.0 – 14.8.8

Bug Bounty Relevance

41 / 100
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.22%
Raw Score 0.002200
Percentile 12.5%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00220
2026-10-28
0.00220

Intelligence Sources

mitre ref →
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