---
title: "CVE-2026-43789: Apple macOS - Information Disclosure"
description: "Apple macOS Golden Gate 27, Sequoia 15.8, and Tahoe 26.7 contain an information disclosure vulnerability caused by insufficient sandbox restrictions, letting apps access user-sensitive data, exploit requires app execution."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-43789/
---

# CVE-2026-43789 Apple macOS - Information Disclosure

Apple macOS Golden Gate 27, Sequoia 15.8, and Tahoe 26.7 contain an information disclosure vulnerability caused by insufficient sandbox restrictions, letting apps access user-sensitive data, exploit requires app execution.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.31% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43789)

## Details

Type

Information Disclosure

Impact

Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

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

Published

14 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-862](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to macOS Golden Gate 27, Sequoia 15.8, Tahoe 26.7 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-2026-43789](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43789)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035)

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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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