CVE-2026-43786

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Privilege Escalation in macOS Golden Gate

Publication date: 2026-09-14

Last updated on: 2026-09-15

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-09-14

Last Modified

2026-09-15

Generated

2026-10-05

AI Q&A

2026-09-15

EPSS Evaluated

2026-10-04

NVD

CVE-2026-43786

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	macos	From 15.0 (inc) 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-280	The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to access resources or functionality as specified by their permissions. This may cause it to follow unexpected code paths that may leave the product in an invalid state.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability allows an application to gain root privileges on affected macOS systems due to insufficient entitlement checks. It was addressed in specific macOS versions by adding stricter validation.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability involves an app potentially gaining root privileges due to insufficient entitlement checks. Detection requires verifying macOS version and checking for unauthorized privilege escalation attempts. Use 'sw_vers' to check macOS version and review system logs for suspicious privilege escalation events.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to gain full control over your system, allowing them to install malware, steal data, or perform other malicious actions with the highest privileges.

Compliance Impact

The provided CVE data does not specify any direct impact on compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, or other standards. The vulnerability allows an app to gain root privileges, which could potentially lead to unauthorized access or data breaches, but no explicit compliance implications are mentioned.

Mitigation Strategies

Update to the fixed versions: macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, or macOS Tahoe 26.7 to address the issue.

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