CVE-2026-86939

Root Privilege Bypass of Protected User Data in macOS

Published Oct 26, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An attacker with root privileges may be able to access protected user data.

Remediation

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History
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Title Root Privilege Bypass of Protected User Data in macOS
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Title Root Privileges Grant Access to Protected User Data via Permissions Issue
Weaknesses CWE-284
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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Weaknesses CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 Root Privileges Grant Access to Protected User Data via Permissions Issue
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Weaknesses CWE-284
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
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Description A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An attacker with root privileges may be able to access protected user data.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apple
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2026, 2:37 PM
Reserved
Sep 8, 2026, 4:43 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 26, 2026, 9:20 PM
Modified
Nov 3, 2026, 4:29 PM