Live › vulnerability › CVE-2026-112421
Go to dashboardA race condition in how macOS handles symbolic links lets an app change protected parts of the file system. Apple fixed it in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, Sequoia 15.8.2 and Tahoe 26.7.2.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-26 21:20 UTC. All times on this page are UTC.
Any Mac running a macOS release older than the fixed versions named in the advisory. The sources do not say which local app conditions are needed to trigger the race, so teams cannot skip it on that basis. unknown for the exact preconditions.
No product ranges from the sources yet.
sw_vers -productVersion on each Mac and compare against the fixed versions27.2 (Golden Gate), 15.8.2 (Sequoia) or 26.7.2 (Tahoe)Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
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