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title: "CVE-2026-84568: Apple macOS - Path Traversal & Remote Code Execution"
description: "Apple macOS Golden Gate 27, Sequoia 15.8, and Tahoe 26.7 contain a path traversal caused by insufficient path validation, letting attackers with control of a network directory server execute arbitrary code with root privileges, exploit requires control of a network directory server."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-84568/
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# CVE-2026-84568 Apple macOS - Path Traversal & Remote Code Execution

Apple macOS Golden Gate 27, Sequoia 15.8, and Tahoe 26.7 contain a path traversal caused by insufficient path validation, letting attackers with control of a network directory server execute arbitrary code with root privileges, exploit requires control of a network directory server.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

Proof of concept available

EPSS

0.19% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84568)

## Details

Type

Path Traversal

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

14 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.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-2026-84568](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84568)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035](https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035)
- [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)

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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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