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CVE-2026-43749

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 41/100
Published: 2026-07-27 Modified: 2026-10-24 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

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (1)

VendorProductVersion
apple macos 14.0 – 14.8.8

References & Advisories (3)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072
Release Notes Vendor Advisory

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

0.19%
Raw Score 0.001880
Percentile 8.4%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00188
2026-10-28
0.00188

Intelligence Sources

nvd ref →

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