Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-65381 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-65381 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-65381?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 14 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Apple macOS Golden Gate before 27; Apple macOS Sequoia before 15.8; Apple macOS Tahoe before 26.7.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-65381?
- A patch was published on 2026-09-14. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-65381 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-65381?
- Check whether you run Apple macOS Golden Gate, Apple macOS Sequoia or Apple macOS Tahoe at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A validation issue in the process entitlement verification logic allowed malicious applications to circumvent sandbox restrictions. The vulnerability is an authorization/validation bypass affecting the AppleMobileFileIntegrity component (or broader sandbox enforcement). No special preconditions are required beyond the attacker distributing a malicious app; exploitation requires local execution of the crafted application. The vulnerability was patched in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, and macOS Tahoe 26.7 through improved validation of process entitlements.
Affected products
- Apple macOS Golden Gate before 27
- Apple macOS Sequoia before 15.8
- Apple macOS Tahoe before 26.7
Timeline
- 2026-09-14: disclosed
- 2026-09-14: patched