Apple macOS up to 14.8.7/15.7.7/26.5 path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Apple macOS up to 14.8.7/15.7.7/26.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-43772. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 14.8.7/15.7.7/26.5. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A path traversal issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-43772 since 05/02/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/28/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 14.8.8, 15.7.8 or 26.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Apple

Name

• macOS

Version

• 14.8.0
• 14.8.1
• 14.8.2
• 14.8.3
• 14.8.4
• 14.8.5
• 14.8.6
• 14.8.7
• 15.7.0
• 15.7.1
• 15.7.2
• 15.7.3
• 15.7.4
• 15.7.5
• 15.7.6
• 15.7.7
• 26.0
• 26.1
• 26.2
• 26.3
• 26.4
• 26.5

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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