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CVE-2026-86891

Status: AnalyzedLow (3.5)—

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7, watchOS 27. An app may be able to access Bluetooth device information.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Apple — MacosApple — Watchos

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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