{"id":"CVE-2026-112438","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-112438","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T03:59:14.716Z","title":"An unprivileged attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code as root.","description":"A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An unprivileged attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code as root.","published":"2026-10-26T21:17:34.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-27T14:52:58.000Z","status":"Awaiting Analysis","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.00713,"percentile":0.53458,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-10-27","score":0.00713,"percentile":0.53458}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.71%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[{"kind":"scored","label":"Newly scored","at":"2026-10-27T00:30:55.000Z","detail":{"from":null,"score":"8.8","severity":"HIGH","fromSeverity":null},"summary":"Now scored CVSS 8.8 HIGH."},{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-10-26T21:17:34.000Z","detail":{"score":null,"severity":null,"publishedAt":"2026-10-26T21:17:33.680Z"},"summary":"New CVE, high severity (CVSS 8.8)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149521","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149522","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149523","source":"product-security@apple.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112438","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}