CVE-2026-86889

4.8 mediumEPSS 0.2%

Medium (4.8) in apple macos. EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A certificate validation issue was addressed with improved certificate validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept network traffic.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

4.8 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 9% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-295
Published: 2026-09-14
Modified: 2026-09-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:macos

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043

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