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CVE-2026-43760

CVE-2026-43760HIGH

Apple macOS — An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  L  L    8.6   .0041   33.2     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions     Fixed
  macOS    unspecified  —

TIMELINE
  May 1   Reserved by apple
  Jul 27  Published (CNA: apple)
  Jul 28  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-43760 (Apple macOS). Public exploit reference added.
  Sep 14  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-43760 (Apple macOS). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-284 · CNA: apple · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by apple
July 27, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: apple)
July 28, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-43760 (Apple macOS). Public exploit reference added.
September 14, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-43760 (Apple macOS). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Apple	macOS	—	—	—

Weaknesses

CWE-284

References (4)

https://reverse.put.as/2026/07/29/its-a-pre-auth-stupid/
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067 [Release Notes, Vendor Advisory]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072 [Release Notes, Vendor Advisory]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-43760 at cve.org

Vendors: apple

Weaknesses: CWE-284

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-43760 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Sunday, October 4, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.