CVE-2026-84631

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macOS Golden Gate Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

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Published

2026-09-14

Last Modified

2026-09-15

Generated

2026-10-05

AI Q&A

2026-09-15

EPSS Evaluated

2026-10-03

NVD

CVE-2026-84631

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	macos	to 27.0 (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 in macOS Golden Gate 27 allows an app to potentially gain root privileges due to insufficient entitlement checks. Root privileges provide full control over the system, which could lead to unauthorized access or system modifications.

Detection Guidance

Detection methods are not specified in the provided CVE details. Monitor for unauthorized root access attempts or unusual privilege escalation patterns in macOS Golden Gate 27 logs. Check for updates to ensure the latest security patches are applied.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow malicious apps to gain full control of your system, access sensitive data, install unauthorized software, or perform actions as the root user without your knowledge.

Compliance Impact

The vulnerability allows an app to gain root privileges, which could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data. This may violate compliance requirements under GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (health information privacy) by enabling unauthorized data exposure or modification.

Mitigation Strategies

Update to macOS Golden Gate 27 or later to address the issue with additional entitlement checks. Ensure no unauthorized apps have root privileges.

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