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title: "CVE-2026-84580: Apple macOS - Sandbox Escape"
description: "Apple macOS Golden Gate 27, Sequoia 15.8, and Tahoe 26.7 contain a sandbox escape vulnerability caused by insufficient sandbox checks, letting applications break out of their sandbox, exploit requires app execution."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-84580/
---

# CVE-2026-84580 Apple macOS - Sandbox Escape

Apple macOS Golden Gate 27, Sequoia 15.8, and Tahoe 26.7 contain a sandbox escape vulnerability caused by insufficient sandbox checks, letting applications break out of their sandbox, exploit requires app execution.

CVSS base score 8.4 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.15% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84580)

## Details

Type

Sandbox Escape

Impact

Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/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-2026-84580](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84580)
- [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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