CVE-2026-43766: An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information 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. An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves an authorization issue in Apple macOS that could permit an attacker with physical access to a locked device to bypass restrictions and view sensitive user information. The root cause was related to improper state management, which has been corrected in specific macOS versions. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires physical access (AV:P), has low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), no user interaction (UI:N), and impacts confidentiality (C:H) without affecting integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with physical access to a locked macOS device could potentially access sensitive user information without authentication. This compromises confidentiality but does not affect system integrity or availability. The vulnerability does not require user interaction or prior privileges, increasing the risk if physical access is obtained.
Mitigation Recommendations
This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6. Users and administrators should apply these updates to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
CVE-2026-43766: An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information 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. An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.6medium
Affected software
Apple
macOS
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an authorization issue in Apple macOS that could permit an attacker with physical access to a locked device to bypass restrictions and view sensitive user information. The root cause was related to improper state management, which has been corrected in specific macOS versions. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires physical access (AV:P), has low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), no user interaction (UI:N), and impacts confidentiality (C:H) without affecting integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with physical access to a locked macOS device could potentially access sensitive user information without authentication. This compromises confidentiality but does not affect system integrity or availability. The vulnerability does not require user interaction or prior privileges, increasing the risk if physical access is obtained.
Mitigation Recommendations
This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.6. Users and administrators should apply these updates to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-01T22:46:27.817Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a67c1b89c2644c7f8cb0f3f
Added to database: 07/27/2026, 20:38:16 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 23:37:26 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:06:33 UTC
Views: 51
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