CVE-2026-43755

A race condition was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

28 Jul 2026, 19:57

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Apple Apple macos
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

27 Jul 2026, 22:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.0
CWE		CWE-362

27 Jul 2026, 21:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-27 21:17

Updated : 2026-07-28 19:57

NVD link : CVE-2026-43755

Mitre link : CVE-2026-43755

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-43755

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

{"id": "CVE-2026-43755", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2026-43755", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "total"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-07-27T00:00:00+00:00"}}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.0, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "impactScore": 5.9, "exploitabilityScore": 1.0}]}, "affected": [{"source": "product-security@apple.com", "affectedData": [{"vendor": "Apple", "product": "macOS", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "0", "lessThan": "14.8.8", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "0", "lessThan": "26.6", "versionType": "custom"}]}]}], "published": "2026-07-27T21:17:00.060", "references": [{"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067", "tags": ["Release Notes", "Vendor Advisory"], "source": "product-security@apple.com"}, {"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072", "tags": ["Release Notes", "Vendor Advisory"], "source": "product-security@apple.com"}], "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-362"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "A race condition was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to gain root privileges."}], "lastModified": "2026-07-28T19:57:37.643", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "9FFAC61B-E4F2-49AF-9897-96D35FAD611C", "versionEndExcluding": "14.8.8", "versionStartIncluding": "14.0"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "8D3D83F1-07DF-47C2-9F3B-0BC5A1434606", "versionEndExcluding": "26.6", "versionStartIncluding": "26.0"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "product-security@apple.com"}