Apple macOS up to 15.7/26/26.6 Privacy Preferences race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 15.7/26/26.6. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Privacy Preferences. Performing a manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-65372. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple macOS up to 15.7/26/26.6. This affects an unknown code block of the component Privacy Preferences. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-65372 since 07/22/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 15.8, 26.7 or 27 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 15.8/26.7/27

Timelineinfo

07/22/2026 CVE reserved
10/20/2026 +90 days Advisory disclosed
10/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-65372 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-65372
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-422595
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2026 03:23
Changes: 10/20/2026 03:23 (56)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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