CVE-2026-65372: A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences in Apple macOS
Description
CVE-2026-65372 is a vulnerability in Apple macOS where a race condition could allow a malicious application to bypass Privacy preferences. The issue has been addressed with additional validation and fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7.
Affected software
Apple
macOS
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a race condition in macOS privacy preference enforcement that could be exploited by a malicious application to bypass these privacy controls. Apple fixed the issue by adding additional validation checks. The fix is included in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7.
Potential Impact
A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences on affected macOS versions, potentially allowing unauthorized access to user data or system features protected by these preferences.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-22T00:46:16.023Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad6c1972cdf04f656e4956c
Added to database: 10/20/2026, 01:19:19 UTC
Last enriched: 10/20/2026, 02:04:29 UTC
Last updated: 10/20/2026, 02:08:24 UTC
Views: 2
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