This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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Title macOS Vulnerability Allows Unprivileged App to Modify Protected File System
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-732

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. 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: 2026-09-14T20:51:35.265Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T21:13:17.748Z

Link: CVE-2026-84514

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-14T21:17:27.937

Modified: 2026-09-15T14:38:06.923

Link: CVE-2026-84514

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-15T08:30:13Z

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