Live › vulnerability › CVE-2026-112545
Go to dashboardA parsing flaw in how macOS handles directory paths allowed a local app to escalate to root. Apple fixed it with improved path validation in the listed macOS releases.
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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 can be affected, since the flaw is in the operating system itself. Systems already on the fixed releases are not affected. The sources do not say whether managed or server Macs differ.
No product ranges from the sources yet.
sw_vers -productVersion on each Mac and compare against the fixed builds27.2 (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.
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. 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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