CVE-2026-43693 | A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.… | CVSS 7.0 HIGH

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-43693
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Reserved: 2026-05-01 22:46 UTC
Published: 2026-07-27 20:12 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-28 03:57 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-362
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Impr…
Vendor / Product: Apple / macOS
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.0 HIGH CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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	An app may be able to gain root privileges
CWE-362	adp	CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CVSS scores (1)

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

References (3)