{"id":"CVE-2026-86902","title":"A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation","summary":"A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-22"],"vendor":"apple","product":"macos","affected":["macos >= 14.0, < 14.8.8","macos >= 15.0, < 27.0"],"patched":["macos 27.0"],"published":"2026-09-14","updated":"2026-09-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-18T15:09:51.000","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86902","references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072","label":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035","label":"product-security@apple.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.0014,"epssPercentile":0.03693,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-17T15:06:23.968127Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T21:15:17.508Z","slug":"CVE-2026-86902","body":"## Overview\n\nA parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `macos >= 14.0, < 14.8.8`\n- `macos >= 15.0, < 27.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `macos 27.0`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":206247,"id":"CVE-2026-86902","ts":1789662143395,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":206246,"id":"CVE-2026-86902","ts":1789662143395,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}