CVE-2026-65372

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Race Condition in macOS Golden Gate Bypasses Privacy Preferences

Publication date: 2026-10-20

Last updated on: 2026-11-03

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A race condition was addressed with additional 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 bypass Privacy preferences.

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Published

2026-10-20

Last Modified

2026-11-03

Generated

2026-11-09

AI Q&A

2026-10-20

EPSS Evaluated

2026-11-07

NVD

CVE-2026-65372

EUVD

EUVD-2026-104700

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	macos	to 15.8 (exc)
apple	macos	From 26.0 (inc) to 26.7 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-362	The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

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Executive Summary

This is a race condition vulnerability in Apple macOS where a malicious application could bypass Privacy preferences. It was fixed in specific macOS versions: Golden Gate 27, Sequoia 15.8, and Tahoe 26.7.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability is specific to Apple macOS and relates to a race condition in Privacy preferences. Detection would require checking macOS version compliance and monitoring for unusual application behavior accessing privacy settings.

Impact Analysis

A malicious app could exploit this to bypass privacy settings, potentially accessing sensitive data or system functions without user consent.

Compliance Impact

The vulnerability allows a malicious application to bypass Privacy preferences, which could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive user data. This may impact compliance with regulations like GDPR and HIPAA by potentially exposing personal or health information without user consent.

Mitigation Strategies

Update to macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, or macOS Tahoe 26.7 to address the race condition and bypass issue.

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