CVE-2026-112556

Race Condition Allows Code‑Signed Application Tampering for Arbitrary Execution on macOS

Published Oct 26, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 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 attacker may tamper with code-signed applications to execute arbitrary code in the application's context.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories available
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Race Condition Allows Code‑Signed Application Tampering for Arbitrary Execution on macOS
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Race Condition Allows Tampering of Code‑Signed Applications Leading to Arbitrary Code Execution in macOS
Weaknesses CWE-833
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Race Condition Allows Tampering of Code‑Signed Applications Leading to Arbitrary Code Execution in macOS
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Weaknesses CWE-362
CWE-833
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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 attacker may tamper with code-signed applications to execute arbitrary code in the application's context.
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apple
Published
Updated
Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 PM
Reserved
Oct 19, 2026, 5:05 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 26, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Oct 30, 2026, 1:42 PM