Validation flaw in Apple macOS lets malicious apps escape sandbox
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Apple macOS releases before 15.8.2, before 26.7.2 and before 27.2 are affected. Improper input validation lets a malicious app break out of its sandbox. A local app with no privileges can do this when a user interacts with it, and it can gain high confidentiality and integrity impact. The record does not report known exploitation.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2 or macOS Tahoe 26.7.2.
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, 27.2
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, 27.2
166 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 29 MEDIUM, 137 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-80879 Apple iOS, macOS and visionOS flaw allows WebContent sandbox escapePriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2026-80811 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOS allows system terminationPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2026-80633 Buffer overflow in Apple macOS allows remote app crashesPriority MEDIUM 50
Timeline
- 2026-10-26 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-112555
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-7p76-v955-9xpf
- 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 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-2026-112555 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-112555 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7p76-v955-9xpf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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