CVE-2026-43672 | An authorization issue was addressed with improved state man… | CVSS 7.1 HIGH

Description

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-43672
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Reserved: 2026-05-01 22:46 UTC
Published: 2026-07-27 20:14 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-28 15:22 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-863
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
Vendor / Product: Apple / macOS
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.1 HIGH CVSS 3.1

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

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 application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences
CWE-863	adp	CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

CVSS scores (1)

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

References (3)