{"id":"CVE-2026-84514","title":"This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks","summary":"This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","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":"2026-09-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-18T16:39:02.157","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84514","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"],"epss":0.00138,"epssPercentile":0.02618,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-17T14:15:18.886098Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T21:15:17.471Z","slug":"CVE-2026-84514","body":"## Overview\n\nThis issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.\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":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":206128,"id":"CVE-2026-84514","ts":1789658475001,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":206127,"id":"CVE-2026-84514","ts":1789658475001,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}