A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macos
- Fix
- available
- Exposure class
- Operating system
Why it ranks 16 (Routine)
- Product class: operating system
- Widely deployed vendor product (Apple)
- Fix available
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0) (nvd.nist.gov)
- CVE-2026-43749 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
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