CVE-2026-43775: 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 Tahoe 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 without proper authorization. Apple fixed the issue by improving state management in the affected components. The CVSS score is 5.5 (medium severity) with an attack vector requiring local access and user interaction, no privileges required, and impact limited to confidentiality. The fix is included in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 and macOS Tahoe 26.6.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to trick a user into interaction could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive user data. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The confidentiality impact is high, meaning sensitive data could be exposed.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released fixes in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 and macOS Tahoe 26.6 that address this authorization issue. Users and administrators should apply these updates to remediate the vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation guidance is provided or required.
CVE-2026-43775: 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 Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Apple
macOS
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 without proper authorization. Apple fixed the issue by improving state management in the affected components. The CVSS score is 5.5 (medium severity) with an attack vector requiring local access and user interaction, no privileges required, and impact limited to confidentiality. The fix is included in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 and macOS Tahoe 26.6.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to trick a user into interaction could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive user data. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The confidentiality impact is high, meaning sensitive data could be exposed.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released fixes in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 and macOS Tahoe 26.6 that address this authorization issue. Users and administrators should apply these updates to remediate the vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation guidance is provided or required.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-01T22:46:27.818Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a67c1b99c2644c7f8cb1030
Added to database: 07/27/2026, 20:38:17 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 23:45:08 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:06:33 UTC
Views: 37
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