CVE-2026-43690
Apple Inc. · published 2026-09-14
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Description
Description by Apple Inc. via the CVE Program.
A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. A local user may be able to read kernel memory.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Analyzed
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | macOS | 0 – before 15.8: affected 0 – before 26.7: affected 0 – before 27: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (1)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 4.7 MEDIUM — as published by CISA-ADP (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
Sources
References the source lists
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043
Source dates: published 2026-09-14, last changed 2026-09-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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