{"id":"CVE-2026-64701","title":"A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions","summary":"A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-280"],"vendor":"apple","product":"macos","affected":["macos >= 15.0, < 15.7.8","macos >= 26.0, < 26.6"],"patched":["macos 26.6"],"published":"2026-09-14","updated":"2026-09-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-15T19:31:12.893","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64701","references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067","label":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071","label":"product-security@apple.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00137,"epssPercentile":0.03477,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-14T22:23:57.230843Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T21:15:17.469Z","slug":"CVE-2026-64701","body":"## Overview\n\nA permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `macos >= 15.0, < 15.7.8`\n- `macos >= 26.0, < 26.6`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `macos 26.6`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":203401,"id":"CVE-2026-64701","ts":1789427860786,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7.8"},{"seq":203400,"id":"CVE-2026-64701","ts":1789427860786,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}