01 Record
CVE-2026-86889
A certificate validation issue was addressed with improved certificate validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An attacker in a privileged
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base score4.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
02 Description
A certificate validation issue was addressed with improved certificate validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An attacker in a privileged
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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.19% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 9.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-16.
- 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
- 2026-09-14 20:50Z1 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-26 20:40Z2 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-09-08
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-295Improper Certificate ValidationBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- ff1358073737c4f7e900cfa40ba81af1e69194b4b1268694e25afb9e09fff945
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/149035
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/149042
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/149043