Apple macOS Tahoe Notification Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Notification Center component of macOS Tahoe prior to 26.3 allows an application with root privileges to access private information. This issue arises from inadequate redaction of sensitive data in log entries, which could be exploited to retrieve confidential user information.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to private user information.

Remediation

Users can upgrade to macOS Tahoe 26.3 to address this vulnerability.

Added: Feb 12, 2026, 12:26 AM
Updated: Feb 12, 2026, 12:26 AM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4
impact
0.6
exploitability
2.8
remediation
7.7
relevance
2.7
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.0

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