CVE-2026-43749 | A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addre… | CVSS 7.8 HIGH

Description

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path 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-2026-43749
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-22
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Dir…
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-22	adp	CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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)