CVE-2026-43783: A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges in Apple macOS
A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-43783 is a race condition vulnerability in Apple macOS that could enable a malicious app to escalate privileges to root. The vulnerability is resolved by improved locking in macOS Tahoe 26.6. Prior versions are susceptible to exploitation that may grant unauthorized root access.
Potential Impact
A successful exploit of this vulnerability could allow a malicious application to gain root privileges on the affected macOS system, potentially leading to full system compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade macOS to version 26.6 or later, where the race condition has been fixed with improved locking. No other mitigation is indicated.
CVE-2026-43783: A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges in Apple macOS
Description
A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Apple
macOS
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-43783 is a race condition vulnerability in Apple macOS that could enable a malicious app to escalate privileges to root. The vulnerability is resolved by improved locking in macOS Tahoe 26.6. Prior versions are susceptible to exploitation that may grant unauthorized root access.
Potential Impact
A successful exploit of this vulnerability could allow a malicious application to gain root privileges on the affected macOS system, potentially leading to full system compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade macOS to version 26.6 or later, where the race condition has been fixed with improved locking. No other mitigation is indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-01T22:46:27.819Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa860f455bf5e2cf59d22df
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 21:02:44 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 22:24:20 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 04:02:03 UTC
Views: 3
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