{"id":"CVE-2026-86979","title":"A privacy issue was addressed with improved checks","summary":"A privacy issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cvssSource":"adp","vendor":"Apple","product":"macOS","affected":["macOS < 27"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-20T10:20:47.453274Z"},"published":"2026-10-20","updated":"2026-10-26","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-26T20:38:48.298Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-86979","references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00147,"epssPercentile":0.03888,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-20T01:49:42.586Z","slug":"CVE-2026-86979","body":"## Overview\n\nA privacy issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `macOS < 27`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":225437,"id":"CVE-2026-86979","ts":1792497984311,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":225436,"id":"CVE-2026-86979","ts":1792497984311,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}