Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 26, 2026

CVE-2026-112421

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS Golden Gatellm-fuzzy
Range: before 27.2
Apple Inc./macOS Sequoiallm-fuzzy
Range: before 15.8.2
Apple Inc./macOS Tahoellm-fuzzy
Range: before 26.7.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.apple.com/en-us/149521nvd
support.apple.com/en-us/149522nvd
support.apple.com/en-us/149523nvd

News mentions

Apple Patches for October 2026, (Mon, Oct 26th)
SANS Internet Storm Center · Oct 26, 2026

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