01 Record
CVE-2026-86907
An authorization issue was addressed with improved entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app with admin privileges may be able to modify the System
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base score4.4 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
02 Description
An authorization issue was addressed with improved entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app with admin privileges may be able to modify the System
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
- 0.13% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 2.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-20.
- 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
- 2026-10-20 00:50Z9 DAYS AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-26 20:35Z2 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-09-08
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-862Missing AuthorizationClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- d04ac0f354993c840c075b94ec01ae110d9d480b2e1a17fd3d839fc9e68910c3
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/149042
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/149043