CVE-2026-43786

highpriority · track · 10EPSS 0.002 · 5 %ileexploit · PoCDENLUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

2 exploits · PoC

Likely / severe?

0.15% (5th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

14 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

cert_bund · ncsc_nl · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA ADP (Vulnrichment)

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · NCSC-NL NL

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-280USCWE-280USCWE-280US

exploits (2)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

0xBlackash/CVE-2026-43786CVE-2026-43786PoC · poc_in_github
Malwation/CVE-2026-43786Proof of concept for CVE-2026-43786, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in macOS CoreServices that allows an application to gain root privileges.PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (14)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Apple IOS< 26.7cert_bundDE
Apple IOS< 27cert_bundDE
Apple Safari< 27cert_bundDE
Apple iPadOS< 26.7cert_bundDE
Apple iPadOS< 27cert_bundDE
Apple macOS≤ Tahoe <26.7cert_bundDE
Apple macOS≤ Golden Gate <27cert_bundDE
Apple macOS≤ Sequoia <15.8cert_bundDE
Apple macOS≤ vers:unknown/*ncsc_nlNL
Apple macOS Golden Gate≤ vers:unknown/*ncsc_nlNL
Apple macOS Sequoia≤ vers:unknown/*ncsc_nlNL
Apple macOS Tahoe≤ vers:unknown/*ncsc_nlNL
apple macos15.0 → 15.8nvdUScpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos26.0 → 26.7nvdUScpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2026-0371Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Apple macOS en Samba door Apple en SambaNL2026-09-15csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Apple heeft meerdere kwetsbaarheden verholpen in macOS (Specifiek voor Golden Gate 27, Sequoia 15.8, Tahoe 26.7).
WID-SEC-W-2026-3352Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, macOS Golden Gate, macOS Sequoia und Safari: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-09-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, macOS Golden Gate, macOS Sequoia and Safari ausnutzen,, um beliebigen Code mit Root- oder Kernel-Rechten auszuführen, Berechtigungen zu erweitern, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, auf Daten zuzugreifen, diese zu manipulieren oder offenzulegen oder Denial-of-Service-Zustände herbeizuführen.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cert_bund ncsc_nl nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-09-14modified 2026-09-15

references (3) nvd

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043Release NotesVendor Advisory

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