4.7 Medium

CVE-2026-112421 A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

CVSS 3.1 detail

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitable with local access to the machine, with an ordinary account and without any user action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: High
Privileges required: Low
Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Affected products and versions

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
macOS 27.2	earliest → < 27.2	27.2
macOS 26.7	earliest → < 26.7.2	26.7.2
macOS 15.8	earliest → < 15.8.2	15.8.2

References

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Timeline

Published October 26, 2026
Last modified November 4, 2026

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