CVE-2026-64701 Apple macOS - Privilege Escalation

Apple macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 and macOS Tahoe 26.6 contain a privilege escalation caused by insufficient permission restrictions, letting malicious apps gain root privileges, exploit requires malicious app execution.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.15% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Privilege Escalation
Impact
Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
14 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-280

Vendor fix

Update to macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 and macOS Tahoe 26.6 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

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