{"id":"CVE-2026-84631","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. An 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 < 27.0"],"patched":["macos 27.0"],"published":"2026-09-14","updated":"2026-09-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-15T17:35:16.410","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84631","references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035","label":"product-security@apple.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00149,"epssPercentile":0.03397,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-14T22:22:41.739904Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T21:15:17.464Z","slug":"CVE-2026-84631","body":"## Overview\n\nThis issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. An app may be able to gain root privileges.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `macos < 27.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `macos 27.0`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":203397,"id":"CVE-2026-84631","ts":1789427860770,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7.8"},{"seq":203396,"id":"CVE-2026-84631","ts":1789427860770,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}