CVE-2026-86868criticalCWE-287

CVE-2026-86868: critical vulnerability in Apple macOS

Published 20 Oct 2026 · Updated 29 Oct 2026

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28Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 9.1epss 0.5%

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An attacker may be able to impersonate other users.

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

Affected products

Apple · macOS

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References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035 https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042 https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043