A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
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Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000
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| Description | A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system. | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-26T20:43:32.175Z
Reserved: 2026-10-19T17:05:21.833Z
Link: CVE-2026-112421
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-26T21:17:31.760
Modified: 2026-10-26T21:17:31.760
Link: CVE-2026-112421
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