CVE-2026-43672: A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences in Apple macOS
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves an authorization flaw in Apple macOS that could allow a malicious application to bypass Privacy preferences. The issue was resolved by improving state management in the affected macOS versions. The CVSS score of 7.1 reflects a high-severity impact with local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality and integrity impact. The fix is included in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, Sonoma 14.8.8, and Tahoe 26.6.
Potential Impact
A malicious application may bypass Privacy preferences, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive user data or system resources. This compromises confidentiality and integrity of the system. There is no indication of availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by updating to macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, or macOS Tahoe 26.6. These versions include the improved state management that addresses the authorization issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory stating these fixed versions. No additional mitigation guidance is provided.
CVE-2026-43672: A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences in Apple macOS
Description
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.1high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an authorization flaw in Apple macOS that could allow a malicious application to bypass Privacy preferences. The issue was resolved by improving state management in the affected macOS versions. The CVSS score of 7.1 reflects a high-severity impact with local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality and integrity impact. The fix is included in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, Sonoma 14.8.8, and Tahoe 26.6.
Potential Impact
A malicious application may bypass Privacy preferences, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive user data or system resources. This compromises confidentiality and integrity of the system. There is no indication of availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fixes by updating to macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, or macOS Tahoe 26.6. These versions include the improved state management that addresses the authorization issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory stating these fixed versions. No additional mitigation guidance is provided.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-01T22:46:21.640Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a67c1b49c2644c7f8cb0e04
Added to database: 07/27/2026, 20:38:12 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 23:43:55 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:54 UTC
Views: 60
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