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title: "CVE-2026-112484: Apple macOS - Privilege Escalation"
description: "Apple macOS Golden Gate 27.2, Sequoia 15.8.2, and Tahoe 26.7.2 contain a privilege escalation caused by improper file handling, letting malicious applications execute arbitrary code with system privileges, exploit requires malicious application execution."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-112484/
---

# CVE-2026-112484 Apple macOS - Privilege Escalation

Apple macOS Golden Gate 27.2, Sequoia 15.8.2, and Tahoe 26.7.2 contain a privilege escalation caused by improper file handling, letting malicious applications execute arbitrary code with system privileges, exploit requires malicious application execution.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112484)

## Details

Type

Privilege Escalation

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

26 October 2026

Updated

27 October 2026

## Vendor fix

Update to macOS Golden Gate 27.2, Sequoia 15.8.2, Tahoe 26.7.2 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112484](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112484)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149521](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149521)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149522](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149522)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149523](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149523)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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