{"id":"CVE-2026-65392","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-65392"],"related":[],"title":"macOS: a permissions fix lets a root-level app read private data","description":"A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.","summary":"Apple fixed a permissions issue in macOS that let an app already running with root privileges access private information. The fix is in macOS Golden Gate 27, Sequoia 15.8.2 and Tahoe 26.7.","severity":"unknown","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["endpoints","infrastructure","macos"],"not_affected_if":["already-patched"],"how_to_check":"- unknown","fix":"- Update to macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia `15.8.2` or macOS Tahoe `26.7` (or later).","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:46+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:32+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-26T21:21:21+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-26T21:21:21+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.5,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-26T21:21:21Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update to macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia `15.8.2` or macOS Tahoe `26.7` (or later).","reach":"local","title":"macOS: a permissions fix lets a root-level app read private data","impact":"low","summary":"Apple fixed a permissions issue in macOS that let an app already running with root privileges access private information. The fix is in macOS Golden Gate 27, Sequoia 15.8.2 and Tahoe 26.7.","category":"infrastructure","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["macos","endpoints"],"confidence":0.5,"needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"A root-level app reads private information that should be protected.","analyst_note":"Check Apple's security notes for CVE-2026-65392 to confirm which data is exposed and whether root is truly required.","how_to_check":"- unknown","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["already-patched"],"who_is_affected":"Macs running macOS releases before the fixed versions. The attacker must already have root privileges on the machine, so the exposure is mainly for systems where untrusted software runs as root. Machines already fully patched can skip it.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"no","severity_if_unknown":"low"},"cost_usd":0.000547,"input_tokens":3270,"output_tokens":440,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-2026':15A,18A '-65392':16A,19A '15.8.2':51B,74C '26.7':54B,77C '27':49B,71C 'abl':85C 'access':39B,87C 'addit':61C 'address':59C 'alreadi':34B 'app':10A,33B,79C 'appl':23B 'cve':14A,17A 'data':13A 'endpoint':20B 'fix':4A,24B,43B,66C 'gate':48B,70C 'golden':47B,69C 'inform':41B,89C 'infrastructur':21B 'issu':27B,57C,64C 'let':5A,31B 'level':9A 'maco':1A,22B,29B,46B,68C,72C,75C 'may':83C 'permiss':3A,26B,56C 'privat':12A,40B,88C 'privileg':38B,82C 'read':11A 'restrict':62C 'root':8A,37B,81C 'root-level':7A 'run':35B 'sequoia':50B,73C 'taho':53B,76C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Macs running macOS releases before the fixed versions. The attacker must already have root privileges on the machine, so the exposure is mainly for systems where untrusted software runs as root. Machines already fully patched can skip it.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:46+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-65392","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65392","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:46+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T21:18:46+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:32+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:32+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}