High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 14, 2026· Updated Sep 14, 2026

CVE-2026-84568

Description

A path traversal issue was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An attacker with control of a network directory server may be able to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS Golden Gatellm-fuzzy
Apple Inc./macOS Sequoiallm-fuzzy
Apple Inc./macOS Tahoellm-fuzzy

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.apple.com/en-us/149035nvd
support.apple.com/en-us/149042nvd
support.apple.com/en-us/149043nvd

News mentions

Apple Updates Everything, (Mon, Sep 14th)
SANS Internet Storm Center · Sep 14, 2026

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