What is CVE-2026-43691?
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
The record classifies CVE-2026-43691 under weakness class CWE-22. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 39 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 7.8 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.6% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 4.2/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-09-14, last modified 2026-09-15
Is CVE-2026-43691 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 30 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- Apple: macOS
How to fix CVE-2026-43691
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-43691 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-43691
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-43691, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .