{"id":"CVE-2026-84568","title":"A path traversal issue was addressed with improved path validation","summary":"A path traversal issue was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An attacker with control of a network directory server may be able to execute arbitrar…","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-22"],"vendor":"apple","product":"macos","affected":["macos >= 15.0, < 15.8","macos >= 26.0, < 26.7"],"patched":["macos 26.7"],"published":"2026-09-14","updated":"2026-09-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-15T17:38:44.540","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84568","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","exploit-available"],"epss":0.00161,"epssPercentile":0.05741,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-14T22:30:15.933724Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T21:15:17.510Z","exploits":{"github":1,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/jvidhan/autofs-cve-2026-84568"],"checkedAt":"2026-09-24T07:53:20.946Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"slug":"CVE-2026-84568","body":"## Overview\n\nA path traversal issue was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An attacker with control of a network directory server may be able to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.\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":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":208900,"id":"CVE-2026-84568","ts":1790061142669,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"},{"seq":203393,"id":"CVE-2026-84568","ts":1789427860737,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7.8"},{"seq":203392,"id":"CVE-2026-84568","ts":1789427860737,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}