CVE-2026-84568 Path traversal in macOS

What is CVE-2026-84568?

CVE-2026-84568 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 14 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A path traversal issue was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An attacker with control of a network directory server may be able to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84568?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2026-84568?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84568 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2026-84568 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84568 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-wr4h-fvqw-7ghm.