CVE-2026-86902
mediumA parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.
Vendor / product: Apple — macos
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
CVSS
5.5
5.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-14 21:17
Modified: 2026-09-18 15:09
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:53 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
apple / macos ≥14.0 <14.8.8, ≥15.0 <27.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Vendor advisory: https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072
Vendor advisory: https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072 product-security@apple.com
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035 product-security@apple.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:53 UTC · record ↗