Is CVE-2026-65381 being actively exploited?

CVE-2026-65381 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-65381?

CVE-2026-65381 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2026-65381

CRITICAL · CVSS 10.0EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

A validation issue existed in the entitlement verification. This issue was addressed with improved validation of the process entitlement. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-862
EPSS score: 0.4% (27th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2026-77855)
Published: September 14, 2026
NVD last modified: September 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2026-77855 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / macos

Certified products that may be affected

5 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Apple macOS 26 Tahoe: FileVault - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11696-2026 - active
Apple macOS 26 Tahoe - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11695-2026 - active
Apple macOS 15 Sequoia - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11648-2026 - active
Strong Customer Authentication for Apple Pay on MacBook Air 2024 with M3running macOS Sequoia 15.4 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria 2025-11-INF-4674 - active
Strong Customer Authentication for Apple Pay on Mac mini with M4 running macOS Sequoia 15.4, paired with Magic keyboard with Touch ID(macOS Sequoia 15.4 (build 24E248)) (ANSSI-CC-2025/36) - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria ANSSI-CC-2025/36 - active

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149035(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 19, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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