CVE-2026-39875 | A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictio… | CVSS 7.8 HIGH

Description

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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-39875
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Reserved: 2026-04-07 19:58 UTC
Published: 2026-07-27 20:14 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-28 03:57 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-276
CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
Vendor / Product: Apple / macOS
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.8 HIGH CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Apple	macOS	—	0 < 14.8.8, 0 < 15.7.8, 0 < 26.6

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
—	cna	A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges
CWE-276	adp	CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
7.8	HIGH	3.1	adp	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (3)