What is CVE-2026-7872?

CVE-2026-7872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-7872?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Apple macOS

CVE-2026-7872

IBM Langflow OSS 1.0.0 through 1.10.0 allows an authenticated attacker to read arbitrary files including the JWT signing key and forge authentication tokens for any user.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2026-07-17 · last modified 2026-07-20.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-16.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7278934 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-7872?: CVE-2026-7872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-7872?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.