CVE-2026-86914

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macOS Golden Gate Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Publication date: 2026-10-20

Last updated on: 2026-11-03

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to access sensitive network connection information.

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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-2026-86914

EUVD

EUVD-2026-104716

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-200	The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an information disclosure issue where an app may access sensitive network connection information due to poor state management in macOS versions Golden Gate 27, Sequoia 15.8, and Tahoe 26.7.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability involves an information disclosure issue in macOS where an app may access sensitive network connection details. Detection requires checking for unauthorized access to network state data. Review system logs for suspicious app activity and inspect network-related permissions. Use macOS built-in tools like 'log' command to check system logs for unusual network access patterns.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to steal sensitive network details, potentially leading to further attacks like data interception or unauthorized access to user information.

Compliance Impact

The vulnerability allows an app to access sensitive network connection information, which could lead to unauthorized data exposure. This may impact compliance with GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (health information privacy) by increasing the risk of data breaches or unauthorized access to protected information.

Mitigation Strategies

Update to the latest version of macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, or macOS Tahoe 26.7 to address the information disclosure issue.

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