Apple macOS Sequoia, Sonoma, and Tahoe Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A vulnerability exists in Apple macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, and macOS Tahoe 26.4, allowing apps to modify protected areas of the file system. This issue arises from a permissions flaw that has been addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized modifications of protected system files.

Added: Mar 25, 2026, 1:25 AM
Updated: Mar 25, 2026, 1:25 AM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4
impact
2.5
exploitability
3.0
remediation
7.7
relevance
4.7
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.0

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.