CVE-2026-43698 | An injection issue was addressed with improved validation. T… | CVSS 7.8 HIGH

Description

An injection issue was addressed with improved validation. 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-2026-43698
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Reserved: 2026-05-01 22:46 UTC
Published: 2026-07-27 20:13 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-28 03:57 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-88
CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a C…
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	An app may be able to gain root privileges
CWE-88	adp	CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

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)