A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. A malicious application may be able to access restricted files.
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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Title Malicious Application Gains Unauthorized File Access Due to Permissions Validation Flaw
Weaknesses CWE-284

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:15:00 +0000

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Title Malicious Application Gains Unauthorized File Access Due to Permissions Validation Flaw
Weaknesses CWE-284

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:15:00 +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 A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. A malicious application may be able to access restricted files.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-14T20:52:03.667Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T21:13:17.753Z

Link: CVE-2026-84559

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-14T21:17:31.963

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

Link: CVE-2026-84559

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Updated: 2026-09-16T11:45:18Z

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