Root Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in macOS by Apple
CVE-2026-84631

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor: Apple
Status: Mac OS
Vendor: CVE Published:; 14 September 2026

What is CVE-2026-84631?

A vulnerability in macOS previously allowed apps to potentially gain root privileges due to insufficient entitlement checks. This issue has been addressed in macOS Golden Gate 27, reinforcing security measures to prevent unauthorized access to system resources.

Affected Version(s)

macOS 0 < 27

References

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

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Timeline

Vulnerability published
Sep 14, 2026
Vulnerability Reserved
Sep 1, 2026

CVE-2026-84631 Data

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