A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. (CVE-2026-43781)
A race condition vulnerability in certain macOS versions was addressed by improved state handling. This flaw could allow an application to access sensitive user data. The issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6. The vulnerability has a moderate severity rating and does not have known exploits in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-43781 is a race condition vulnerability categorized under CWE-362 that affects macOS operating systems. The flaw involves improper state handling that could allow an application to access sensitive user data. The issue has been resolved in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6 through improved state management. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector with high attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to trick a user into interaction could exploit this race condition to gain unauthorized access to sensitive user data. There is no impact on system integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6. Users and administrators should apply these official updates to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. (CVE-2026-43781)
Description
A race condition vulnerability in certain macOS versions was addressed by improved state handling. This flaw could allow an application to access sensitive user data. The issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6. The vulnerability has a moderate severity rating and does not have known exploits in the wild.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.7medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-43781 is a race condition vulnerability categorized under CWE-362 that affects macOS operating systems. The flaw involves improper state handling that could allow an application to access sensitive user data. The issue has been resolved in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6 through improved state management. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector with high attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to trick a user into interaction could exploit this race condition to gain unauthorized access to sensitive user data. There is no impact on system integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6. Users and administrators should apply these official updates to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-ggv5-rh8q-h8h7
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-43781"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a6941fe9c2644c7f86cdd9f
Added to database: 07/28/2026, 23:57:50 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 11:08:46 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 22:01:34 UTC
Views: 108
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