CVE-2026-84568

Received Received - Intake

Path Traversal in macOS Golden Gate

Publication date: 2026-09-14

Last updated on: 2026-09-14

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A path traversal issue was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An attacker with control of a network directory server may be able to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-09-14

Last Modified

2026-09-14

Generated

2026-09-15

AI Q&A

2026-09-15

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-84568

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	macos_golden_gate	27
apple	macos_sequoia	15.8
apple	macos_tahoe	26.7

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-22	The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

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Executive Summary

This is a path traversal vulnerability where an attacker with control of a network directory server could exploit improper path validation to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on affected macOS systems.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain full control of your system, install malware, steal data, or perform other malicious actions with the highest system privileges.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, potentially violating GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (health information privacy) requirements for secure data handling and access controls.

Mitigation Strategies

Update affected macOS systems to the fixed versions: macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, or macOS Tahoe 26.7. Ensure network directory servers are not under attacker control and restrict access to trusted sources only.

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