CVE-2026-86946

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.02 BB Relevance: 50/100
Published: 2026-10-26 Modified: 2026-11-03 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Auth No Interaction Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (4)

VendorProductVersion
Apple macOS 0 < 15.8.2
Apple macOS 0 < 26.7.2
Apple macOS 0 < 27.2
apple macos < 15.8.2

Bug Bounty Relevance

50 / 100
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

7.7 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.20%
Raw Score 0.001990
Percentile 9.8%
Date 2026-11-05

EPSS Trend

2026-11-05
0.00199
2026-11-04
0.00199
2026-11-03
0.00218
2026-11-02
0.00218
2026-11-01
0.00218
2026-10-31
0.00218
2026-10-30
0.00218
2026-10-29
0.00218
2026-10-28
0.00218

Intelligence Sources

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