---
id: "CVE-2026-86935"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-86935"]
title: "macOS: extra app entitlements let an app read user-sensitive data"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apple-devices", "infrastructure", "macos"]
not_affected_if: ["fixed-os-version"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T01:17:27+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T05:06:10+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86935", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00"}]
---

# macOS: extra app entitlements let an app read user-sensitive data

Apple removed some extra entitlements that an app could hold on macOS. A malicious or compromised app could use them to access user-sensitive data it should not reach.

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

## How to check

- Check the macOS version with `sw_vers -productVersion`
- unknown

## Fix

- Update macOS to Golden Gate 27 or later via System Settings > General > Software Update
- unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:19+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86935

## From the sources

This issue was addressed by removing additional entitlements. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

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