Vulnerability in Apple Macos

CVE-2026-43698

An injection issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-43698?
CVE-2026-43698 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Argument Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-43698?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.