CVE-2026-43749: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6.

highCVSS 7.8CVE-2026-43749

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Details

Source: NVD Recent CVEs (US · database · site)
Severity: high — CVSS 7.8
Published: 2026-07-27
Last updated: 2026-07-28
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43749

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-437490.15% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 5% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-43749	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

high[NEW] [high] Apple macOS (Tahoe, Sonoma, and Sequoia): Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund
unknownNCSC-2026-0267 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities fixed in Apple MacOSncsc-nl

CVE-2026-43749: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6.

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