CVE-2026-84568CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2026-84568

High · published September 15, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
8.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A path traversal issue was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An attacker with control of a network directory server may be able to execute arbitrary code with 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
0.00194 · 8.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-09-15T01:17Z
Affected products (2)
ProductVersionsFixed in
apple/macos≥ 15.0, < 15.815.8
apple/macos≥ 26.0, < 26.726.7
References (3)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042 · [email protected]https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 SEP 03:33Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 14 SEP 20:49Z
    A path traversal issue was addressed with improved path validation
    cvelistv5