Apple macOS up to 26 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Apple macOS up to 26. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-84631. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 26 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-84631 since 09/01/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/15/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 27 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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ADP CISA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 27

Timelineinfo

09/01/2026 CVE reserved
09/15/2026 +14 days Advisory disclosed
09/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-84631 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-84631
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-404023
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/15/2026 02:24
Changes: 09/15/2026 02:24 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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