A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
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Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Race Condition in Symbolic Link Handling Allows Modification of Protected File System
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Weaknesses CWE-378
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-26T20:43:32.175Z

Reserved: 2026-10-19T17:05:21.833Z

Link: CVE-2026-112421

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-26T21:17:31.760

Modified: 2026-10-27T14:52:57.863

Link: CVE-2026-112421

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Updated: 2026-10-26T23:15:08Z

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