CVE-2026-86939
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An attacker with root privileges may be able to access protected user data.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An attacker with root privileges may be able to access protected user data.
- Record
CVE-2026-86939- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
EUVDEUVD-2026-110187
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An attacker with root privileges may be able to access protected user data.
- Record
EUVD-2026-110187- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xhf7-gfqv-pw29
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An attacker with root privileges may be able to access protected user data.
- Record
GHSA-xhf7-gfqv-pw29- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An attacker with root privileges may be able to access protected user data.
- Record
CVE-2026-86939- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts, references | EUVD, NVD | |
| cwes, severity | CVE List, GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-86939 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Apple Macos, published October 26, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.