CVE-2026-39875CWE-276

CVE-2026-39875

High · published July 28, 2026

CVSS v3.1

7.8

EPSS

Percentile

4.1

In the wild

Unconfirmed

What it is

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

The record

Technical detail

CVSS v3.1: 7.8 · HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0: Not supplied
EPSS: 0.00153 · 4.1th percentile
Weakness: CWE-276 · Incorrect Default Permissions
Published: 2026-07-28T01:16Z

Affected products (3)

Product	Versions	Fixed in
apple/macos	≥ 14.0, < 14.8.8	14.8.8
apple/macos	≥ 15.0, < 15.7.8	15.7.8
apple/macos	≥ 26.0, < 26.6	26.6

References (4)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072 · [email protected]https://github.com/mac-123456789-lab/CVE-2026-39875-macOS-CUPS-LPE · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

EPSS history

Timeline

27 JUL 20:14Z
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions
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