CVE-2026-43749General(apple / macos)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

Patch apple macos systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

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0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-22

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

macos

Threat summary

Patch or workaround signal is available
4 mentions across 4 observed days
Momentum state: stable

What's happening

Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
Technical details provided in 2 signals
General: 2 classified signals
Disclosure: 1 classified signal
Peaked 3d ago at 1 mentions (2026-07-27); latest day: 1
4 total mentions across 4 days

Affected systems

Vendors

apple

Products

macos

Deep dive

Activity timeline4 mentions / 4d

Signal classification3 categories

General

250.0%

Patch

125.0%

Disclosure

125.0%

Classification over time

Date	Total	Labels

2026-07-27	1	General1
2026-07-28	1	Patch1
2026-07-30	1	General1
2026-08-10	1	Disclosure1

Full discourse4 posts

Huy Nguyen@Little_3430678d
Disclosure
Some how Vietnam National Television expose some details on CVE-2026-43749. You can see it's doing smth with /var/db/auth.db and the bug description is "An app may be able to gain root privileges". Crazy 💀 https://t.co/BiGMypNbsN
Post summary
The tweet highlights Vietnam National Television revealing details of CVE-2026-43749, noting a potential privilege escalation via /var/db/auth.db, but provides no PoC, exploit code, or patch information.
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Ping@everping91d
Patch
Two of my bugs got fixed in Apple's July 2026 macOS updates. The one I'd point to is #CVE-2026-43749, a local privilege escalation, unprivileged user to root, on a fully patched macOS with SIP on. Also credited on #CVE-2026-43682 (kernel memory bug in HFS). https://t.co/7NW3q9iRmq
Post summary
The author confirms that CVE‑2026‑43749 and CVE‑2026‑43682 were fixed in Apple’s July 2026 macOS updates, noting the nature of the privilege‑escalation and kernel memory bugs, with no PoC or exploitation evidence provided.
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Ashish Kunwar@D0rkerDevil91d
General
Aye one more - CVE-2026-43749 #macos #security #advisory #0day https://t.co/yt7PDc4Fdg
Post summary
The tweet references a new macOS zero‑day CVE‑2026‑43749 but provides no additional technical, exploit, or mitigation details.
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Pavloshí Nakarov@PavloshiNakarov89d
General
@everping Congrats on getting those fixed, that's a significant win! #CVE-2026-43749 caught my attention; privilege escalation vulnerabilities are always concerning. Your work is making a real difference in keeping systems secure. Exciting stuff!
Post summary
The tweet merely acknowledges the fix for CVE-2026-43749 without providing any technical or exploitation details.
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Part	Vendor	Product	Version	Target SW	Target HW
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What researchers are saying

CVE-2026-43749

Pavloshí Nakarov[verified]@PavloshiNakarovGeneral

The tweet merely acknowledges the fix for CVE-2026-43749 without providing any technical or exploitation details.

Huy Nguyen@Little_34306Disclosure

The tweet highlights Vietnam National Television revealing details of CVE-2026-43749, noting a potential privilege escalation via /var/db/auth.db, but provides no PoC, exploit code, or patch information.

Ping@everpingPatch

The author confirms that CVE‑2026‑43749 and CVE‑2026‑43682 were fixed in Apple’s July 2026 macOS updates, noting the nature of the privilege‑escalation and kernel memory bugs, with no PoC or exploitation evidence provided.

Ashish Kunwar@D0rkerDevilGeneral

The tweet references a new macOS zero‑day CVE‑2026‑43749 but provides no additional technical, exploit, or mitigation details.