TI-2026-82797 Aliases CVE-2026-112605 GHSA-rw75-96m6-mgg9

Symlink handling flaw in Apple Xcode lets apps read arbitrary files

LOW 15CWE-59Published 2026-10-30 · Updated 2026-11-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-59 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An issue in Apple Xcode before 27.2 is caused by improper handling of symbolic links. An app may be able to read arbitrary files because the flaw is a link resolution weakness (CWE-59) that lets it follow links to files it should not access. The attack requires local access and user interaction, and the CVSS base score is 3.3 (low).

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

Description from the CNA

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Xcode 27.2. An app may be able to read arbitrary files.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00128 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Xcode (Apple): 27.2

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apple	Xcode	before 27.2	27.2	Patch available	CNA

Xcode VendorApple Affected before 27.2 Fixed in 27.2 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode::::::::	—	—	Apple

cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Apple

Remediation

Update Apple Xcode to version 27.2, which fixes this issue. CISA does not list this issue in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

Fix · CNA Xcode (Apple) Fixed in 27.2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2026-10-30
Apple Xcode 27.2
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-82796 Improper authorization in Apple Xcode lets apps access sensitive user dataPriority LOW 15
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Timeline

2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-112605
2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-rw75-96m6-mgg9
2026-11-04 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
2026-11-04 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Other 1

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149589

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TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0

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Sources

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