CVE-2026-43758: An app may be able to access sensitive user data 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, watchOS 26.6. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves an authorization flaw in Apple macOS that could permit an application to access sensitive user data improperly. The issue was mitigated by improving state management in the affected operating systems. The vulnerability affects multiple macOS versions and watchOS, with fixes released in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, Sonoma 14.8.8, Tahoe 26.6, and watchOS 26.6. The CVSS vector indicates local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality impact without integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive user data on affected Apple devices. The confidentiality of user data is impacted, but integrity and availability are not affected. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction, and no privileges are needed to attempt exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and has been released in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, and watchOS 26.6. Users and administrators should apply these updates to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided or required.
CVE-2026-43758: An app may be able to access sensitive user data 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, watchOS 26.6. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Apple
macOS
Apple
watchOS
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an authorization flaw in Apple macOS that could permit an application to access sensitive user data improperly. The issue was mitigated by improving state management in the affected operating systems. The vulnerability affects multiple macOS versions and watchOS, with fixes released in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, Sonoma 14.8.8, Tahoe 26.6, and watchOS 26.6. The CVSS vector indicates local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality impact without integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive user data on affected Apple devices. The confidentiality of user data is impacted, but integrity and availability are not affected. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction, and no privileges are needed to attempt exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and has been released in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, and watchOS 26.6. Users and administrators should apply these updates to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided or required.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-01T22:46:27.816Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a67c1b79c2644c7f8cb0ee8
Added to database: 07/27/2026, 20:38:15 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 23:29:35 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:06:33 UTC
Views: 39
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