CVE-2026-112442

Race Condition Allows Modification of Protected Filesystem in macOS

Published Oct 26, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. 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 modify protected parts of the file system.

Remediation

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History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Title Race Condition Allows Modification of Protected Filesystem in macOS
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Title Race Condition Enables Modification of Protected Filesystem
Weaknesses CWE-264
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
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Title Race Condition Enables Modification of Protected Filesystem
Weaknesses CWE-264
CWE-362
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Description A race condition was addressed with additional validation. 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 modify protected parts of the file system.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apple
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2026, 9:09 PM
Reserved
Oct 19, 2026, 5:05 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 26, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Nov 5, 2026, 8:59 PM