Description
A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.6. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | macOS | < 26.6 | 26.6 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 1 repository
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andrd3v/CVE-2026-43783 ★ 23 · Aug 13, 2026
macOS < 26.6 local privilege escalation PoC
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2026-3352 Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, macOS Golden Gate, macOS Sequoia und Safari: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 26, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2543 Apple macOS (Tahoe, Sonoma und Sequoia): Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 14, 2026