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CVE-2026-43749
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path 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 gain root privileges.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1
Preserved source conflicts
No provider value was silently selected as the winner.
cwe · 2 assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9dc5d60f4ce819081d608419f785689647a262042957751ff958696d05f88a9e · sha256:2e53e26e706fd275… · /containers/adp/0/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"description":"An app may be able to gain root privileges","lang":"en"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9dc5d60f4ce819081d608419f785689647a262042957751ff958696d05f88a9e · sha256:2e53e26e706fd275… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"macOS","vendor":"Apple","versions":[{"lessThan":"14.8.8","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"15.7.8","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"26.6","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9dc5d60f4ce819081d608419f785689647a262042957751ff958696d05f88a9e · sha256:2e53e26e706fd275… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9dc5d60f4ce819081d608419f785689647a262042957751ff958696d05f88a9e · sha256:2e53e26e706fd275… · /containers/adp/0/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
2 source assertions{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9dc5d60f4ce819081d608419f785689647a262042957751ff958696d05f88a9e · sha256:2e53e26e706fd275… · /containers/adp/0/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"description":"An app may be able to gain root privileges","lang":"en"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9dc5d60f4ce819081d608419f785689647a262042957751ff958696d05f88a9e · sha256:2e53e26e706fd275… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9dc5d60f4ce819081d608419f785689647a262042957751ff958696d05f88a9e · sha256:2e53e26e706fd275… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9dc5d60f4ce819081d608419f785689647a262042957751ff958696d05f88a9e · sha256:2e53e26e706fd275… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9dc5d60f4ce819081d608419f785689647a262042957751ff958696d05f88a9e · sha256:2e53e26e706fd275… · /containers/cna/references/2
Attribution and limitations
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