Live › vulnerability › CVE-2026-112438
Go to dashboardApple fixed a logic issue in macOS state management that an unprivileged local user may exploit. Successful exploitation would let that user execute arbitrary code with 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 unpatched macOS release in the affected lines is exposed, as the attacker only needs a local unprivileged account on the machine. Systems already on the fixed versions or later are not affected. The sources do not describe a specific configuration or feature that must be enabled.
No product ranges from the sources yet.
sw_vers -productVersion and compare against the fixed builds listed in the fix section.27.2 (Golden Gate), 15.8.2 (Sequoia), or 26.7.2 (Tahoe), or later.Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An unprivileged attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code as root.
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