Apple macOS up to 15.8.1/26.7.1/27.1 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 15.8.1/26.7.1/27.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-112675. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 15.8.1/26.7.1/27.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. 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 access sensitive user data.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-112675 since 10/19/2026. The exploitation is known 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. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/26/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 15.8.2, 26.7.2 or 27.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 2.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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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 15.8.2/26.7.2/27.2

Timelineinfo

10/19/2026 CVE reserved
10/26/2026 +7 days Advisory disclosed
10/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-112675 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-112675
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-426947
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 10/26/2026 23:29
Changes: 10/26/2026 23:29 (55)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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