What is GHSA-5xcw-2f6r-jg4v?

GHSA-5xcw-2f6r-jg4v is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-5xcw-2f6r-jg4v cover?

GHSA-5xcw-2f6r-jg4v covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-86896. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-5xcw-2f6r-jg4v?

GHSA-5xcw-2f6r-jg4v has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-5xcw-2f6r-jg4vHighCVSS 7.8

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

October 26, 2026

Last Modified

November 2, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-86896 →

📋 Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

🔗 References (5)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86896
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149521
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149522
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149523
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5xcw-2f6r-jg4v