CVE-2026-43698CWE-88

CVE-2026-43698

High · published July 28, 2026

CVSS v3.1

7.8

EPSS

Percentile

11.8

In the wild

Unconfirmed

What it is

An injection issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An 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: 0.00220 · 11.8th percentile
Weakness: CWE-88 · Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
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/128071 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042 · [email protected]

EPSS history

Timeline

27 JUL 20:13Z
An injection issue was addressed with improved validation
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