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CVE-2026-43765

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. 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 modify protected parts of the file system.
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:f0fd6fab6204873be49f8a2c7249f26e7eefc500dedbb5df45e41a9a17d00c7c
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

{"description":"An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system","lang":"en"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:892839a227e829f5d4f95feeaab90ebef7ea42a78261b4013635504683190134 · sha256:bf8bedac5d458afe… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

{"cweId":"CWE-59","description":"CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:892839a227e829f5d4f95feeaab90ebef7ea42a78261b4013635504683190134 · sha256:bf8bedac5d458afe… · /containers/adp/0/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_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:892839a227e829f5d4f95feeaab90ebef7ea42a78261b4013635504683190134 · sha256:bf8bedac5d458afe… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":5.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:892839a227e829f5d4f95feeaab90ebef7ea42a78261b4013635504683190134 · sha256:bf8bedac5d458afe… · /containers/adp/0/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

2 source assertions
{"description":"An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system","lang":"en"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:892839a227e829f5d4f95feeaab90ebef7ea42a78261b4013635504683190134 · sha256:bf8bedac5d458afe… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-59","description":"CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:892839a227e829f5d4f95feeaab90ebef7ea42a78261b4013635504683190134 · sha256:bf8bedac5d458afe… · /containers/adp/0/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

3 source assertions
{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:892839a227e829f5d4f95feeaab90ebef7ea42a78261b4013635504683190134 · sha256:bf8bedac5d458afe… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:892839a227e829f5d4f95feeaab90ebef7ea42a78261b4013635504683190134 · sha256:bf8bedac5d458afe… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:892839a227e829f5d4f95feeaab90ebef7ea42a78261b4013635504683190134 · sha256:bf8bedac5d458afe… · /containers/cna/references/2

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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