What is CVE-2026-49237?

CVE-2026-49237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-49237?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Macos

CVE-2026-49237

An issue was discovered in Canonical Multipass for macOS before version 1.16.3 due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2025-5199. While the patch in version 1.16.0 updated the ownership of the multipassd daemon binary to root:wheel, five co-locat…

EPSS: 0.000 (1.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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

Apple Macos
Canonical Multipass — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

security@ubuntu.com (Exploit, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-49237?: CVE-2026-49237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-49237?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.