CVE-2026-65372

Race Condition Enabling Attackers to Bypass macOS Privacy Preferences

Published Oct 20, 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, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

Remediation

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History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Title Race Condition Enabling Attackers to Bypass macOS Privacy Preferences
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Title Race Condition Enables Privacy Preference Bypass in macOS
Weaknesses CWE-285
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Metrics cvssV3_1

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

ssvc

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

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Title Race Condition Enables Privacy Preference Bypass in macOS
Weaknesses CWE-285
CWE-362
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First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
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Description A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apple
Published
Updated
Oct 26, 2026, 8:35 PM
Reserved
Jul 22, 2026, 12:46 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 20, 2026, 1:17 AM
Modified
Nov 3, 2026, 9:16 PM