CVE-2026-86933

Status: Awaiting AnalysisLow (3.3)—

Severity3.3Low · CVSS 3.1

Exploitation probability0.14 %higher than 3% of CVEs

Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog

Public exploitNot knownno public code found

A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts.

CVSS

Base score: 3.3
Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.14 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 3
Score date: 10/20/2026

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).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation60 %
Primary impactT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation55 %

Inferred by deterministic rules from the CVSS vector and CWE. Indicative only.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Threat Intelligence Program Execution Prevention Application Isolation and Sandboxing Exploit Protection Update Software

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Apple — Macos^AI

CWEs

CWE-269

References

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https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035

Raw JSON (NVD)

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