CVE-2026-112562

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

CVSS v3 8.2 HIGH

8.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.8

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149521	Vendor Advisory Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149522	Vendor Advisory Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149523	Vendor Advisory Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

05 Nov 2026, 14:56

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
First Time		Apple Apple macos
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/149521 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/149521 - Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/149522 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/149522 - Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/149523 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/149523 - Vendor Advisory, Release Notes

04 Nov 2026, 16:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 8.2
CWE		CWE-22

26 Oct 2026, 21:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-26 21:17

Updated : 2026-11-05 14:56

NVD link : CVE-2026-112562

Mitre link : CVE-2026-112562

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-112562

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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