01 Record
CVE-2026-43772
A path traversal issue was addressed with improved input validation. 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 break out of its sandbox.
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base score8.2 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
02 Description
A path traversal issue was addressed with improved input validation. 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 break out of its sandbox.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 7.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.2 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-24.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-07-27 20:12Z3 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-07-28 15:13Z3 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-05-01
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.2)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- a8dcd824eca69f254706dee938f541cd25ac9f69b99a4617fc190f957d23c34c
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/128067
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/128071
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/128072