{"id":"CVE-2026-65381","title":"A validation issue existed in the entitlement verification","summary":"A validation issue existed in the entitlement verification. This issue was addressed with improved validation of the process entitlement. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. A malicious app …","severity":"critical","cvss":10,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-862"],"vendor":"apple","product":"macos","affected":["macos >= 15.0, < 15.8","macos >= 26.0, < 26.7"],"patched":["macos 26.7"],"published":"2026-09-14","updated":"2026-09-17","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-17T17:16:45.750","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65381","references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035","label":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042","label":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043","label":"product-security@apple.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-17T17:00:33.115591Z"},"scores":{"nvd":10,"adp":8.8},"epss":0.00339,"epssPercentile":0.27431,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T21:15:17.518Z","slug":"CVE-2026-65381","body":"## Overview\n\nA validation issue existed in the entitlement verification. This issue was addressed with improved validation of the process entitlement. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `macos >= 15.0, < 15.8`\n- `macos >= 26.0, < 26.7`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `macos 26.7`","depth":"midnight","depthScore":55,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":55,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":205606,"id":"CVE-2026-65381","ts":1789581712590,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"10"},{"seq":205605,"id":"CVE-2026-65381","ts":1789581712590,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"critical"}]}