---
id: "CVE-2026-112562"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112562"]
title: "Apple macOS: directory path parsing flaw lets a malicious app escape sandbox"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple-devices", "infrastructure", "macos"]
not_affected_if: ["patched-macos"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T21:17:50+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T21:20:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T21:27:48+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112562", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T21:20:28+00:00"}]
---

# Apple macOS: directory path parsing flaw lets a malicious app escape sandbox

A parsing flaw in how macOS handles directory paths lets a malicious app break out of its sandbox. Apple fixed it with improved path validation in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, Sequoia 15.8.2 and Tahoe 26.7.2.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Run `sw_vers -productVersion` and compare the result with `27.2`, `15.8.2` or `26.7.2` for your release line
- unknown whether the sources list any other check

## Fix

- Update macOS to `27.2` (Golden Gate), `15.8.2` (Sequoia) or `26.7.2` (Tahoe), matching your release line

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T21:20:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112562

## From the sources

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. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

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