CVE-2026-43765

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 36/100
Published: 2026-07-27 Modified: 2026-10-24 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Auth Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Description

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. 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 modify protected parts of the file system.

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

36 / 100
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity

CVSS Score

5.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.18%
Raw Score 0.001830
Percentile 7.9%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00183
2026-10-28
0.00183

Intelligence Sources

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