A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.8 · appleNVD modified 2026-10-18 21:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 2
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/32