CVE-2026-112492 in macOS

Summary

by MITRE • 10/26/2026

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

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• Responsible: Apple
• Reservation: 10/19/2026
• Disclosure: 10/26/2026
• Moderation: accepted
• Entry: VDB-426663
• CPE: 20261026
• CWE: CWE-362 (confirmed)
• CVSS: 8.8 (VulDB)
• EPSS: 0.00000
• KEV: no
• Activities: very low
• Sector: Education, Agriculture, ...

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-112492
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112492
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-112492/