Apple macOS Tahoe Sandbox Permissions Vulnerability Allowing Access to Protected User Data

Vulnerability

A permissions vulnerability in the macOS Tahoe operating system has been addressed with additional restrictions. This issue, present in the Sandbox component, may have allowed an application to access protected user data. The vulnerability has been fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.5.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could have led to unauthorized access to sensitive user information by applications.

Added: May 11, 2026, 9:27 PM
Updated: May 11, 2026, 9:27 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4
impact
2.5
exploitability
4.2
remediation
7.7
relevance
8.0
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.0

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