AppleCVE-2026-43765
Apple macOS: link following
Medium5.5CVE-2026-43765 · Published Jul 27, 2026 · updated Jul 28, 2026
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.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| macOS Product | < 14.8.8 | 14.8.8 |
| < 15.7.8 | 15.7.8 | |
| < 26.6 | 26.6 |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Severity from
- CISA (its enrichment of the CVE record)
- Weakness
- CWE-59
More Apple advisories
All Apple| Date | Advisory | Severity | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27 | Apple iOS and iPadOS: out-of-bounds write | Critical9.8 | 18.7.10+3 more |
| Jul 27 | Apple iOS and iPadOS: out-of-bounds write | Critical9.8 | 18.7.10+3 more |
| Jul 27 | Apple iOS and iPadOS: buffer overflow | Critical9.8 | 18.7.10+2 more |
| Jul 27 | Apple iOS and iPadOS: out-of-bounds write | Critical9.8 | 18.7.10+2 more |
| Jul 27 | Apple iOS and iPadOS: integer overflow | Critical9.8 | 18.7.10+3 more |
| Jul 27 | A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling | Critical9.8 | 26.6+2 more |