CVE-2026-86941
A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks.
- Record
CVE-2026-86941- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
EUVDEUVD-2026-110252
A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks.
- Record
EUVD-2026-110252- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5hwg-hq2w-4wqx
A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks.
- Record
GHSA-5hwg-hq2w-4wqx- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks.
- Record
CVE-2026-86941- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| references | GitHub Advisories, NVD | |
| cwes, severity | CVE List | |
| facts, severity | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-86941 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) 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 0.20%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.