Live › vulnerability › CVE-2026-112430
Go to dashboardAn authentication check in macOS did not properly validate user attributes, which Apple fixed in several macOS releases. A malicious app running on the Mac may be able to gain root privileges.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-26 21:20 UTC. All times on this page are UTC.
Any Mac running an macOS release older than the fixed versions could be affected, since the flaw is local to the machine. The sources do not say which configurations or app types are needed to trigger it. unknown whether managed or unmanaged Macs differ.
No product ranges from the sources yet.
sw_vers -productVersion and compare against the fixed versions listed in the fix field27.2 (Golden Gate), 15.8.2 (Sequoia), or 26.7.2 (Tahoe) or laterEach row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
An authentication issue was addressed with improved validation of user attributes. 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 gain root privileges.
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