This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. 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 modify protected parts of the file system.

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Apple macOS affected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 14.8.8
0 affected < 15.7.8
0 affected < 26.6

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History

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:15:00 +0000

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Apple macos

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. 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 modify protected parts of the file system.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-27T20:13:29.604Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T22:46:27.817Z

Link: CVE-2026-43765

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Updated: 2026-07-28T04:00:06Z

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