Apple macOS file quarantine bypass via crafted ZIP archives
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-290.
Summary
Apple macOS releases before 15.8.2, before 26.7.2 and before 27 are affected. A file quarantine bypass, classified as CWE-290, lets a maliciously crafted ZIP archive evade Gatekeeper checks. An attacker needs a user to interact with the crafted archive.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
A file quarantine bypass was addressed with additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. A maliciously crafted ZIP archive may bypass Gatekeeper checks.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Update to macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2 or macOS Golden Gate 27, which fix the issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.8.2, 26.7.2, 27
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 15.8.2, 26.7.2, 27
20 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 19 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-80711 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOS lets crafted files run codePriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2026-80701 Use after free in Apple macOS allows sandbox escape to rootPriority LOW 39
- TI-2026-80688 Apple iOS, iPadOS and macOS flaw lets apps break out of sandboxPriority LOW 38
Timeline
- 2026-10-26 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84610
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-pgpf-4p25-jpcp
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Apple Macos vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-46583 Improper authentication in Apple macOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-84610 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-84610 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pgpf-4p25-jpcp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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