{"id":"CVE-2026-86868","title":"An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management","summary":"An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An attacker may be able to impersonate other users.","severity":"none","vendor":"Apple","product":"macOS","affected":["macOS < 15.8","macOS < 26.7","macOS < 27"],"published":"2026-10-20","updated":"2026-10-20","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-20T00:50:42.725Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-86868","references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-20T01:49:42.598Z","slug":"CVE-2026-86868","body":"## Overview\n\nAn authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An attacker may be able to impersonate other users.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `macOS < 15.8`\n- `macOS < 26.7`\n- `macOS < 27`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}