A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and iPadOS 26.7, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, visionOS 27, watchOS 27. An archive may be able to bypass Gatekeeper.
Fix
STIG rules that mitigate this class
With Gatekeeper enforced, an unsigned or unnotarised app does not run, which is the step most Gatekeeper bypasses need. Apple Platform Security, "Gatekeeper and runtime protection in macOS" (the owner's mapping, data/mitigations.yaml: gatekeeper)
- APPL-15-002064 CAT I The macOS system must enable gatekeeper. Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia)
- APPL-26-002064 CAT I The macOS system must enable gatekeeper. Apple macOS 26 (Tahoe)
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenunscored · appleNVD modified 2026-10-26 20:40
Affected (CPE criteria) 0
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