CVE-2026-84559

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-14. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. A malicious application may be able to access restricted files.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(high)
EG Risk
25(Track)
EG Risk 25/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 14, 2026

Last Modified

September 17, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Sep 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

About the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.8 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043
generic

About the security content of macOS Tahoe 26.7 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042
generic

About the security content of macOS Golden Gate 27 - Apple Support

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

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-84559(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 16× in last 7d / 16× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-19 10:20 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 10:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-18 12:31 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-18 12:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-17 14:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-17 14:19 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.50
  9. 2026-09-17 14:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-17 14:19 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 5.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  11. 2026-09-16 14:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-15 14:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-14 21:22 UTCNVD update
  15. 2026-09-14 20:55 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-14 20:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-84559?
CVE-2026-84559 is a medium vulnerability published on September 14, 2026. A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. A malicious application may be able to access restricted files.
When was CVE-2026-84559 disclosed?
CVE-2026-84559 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 14, 2026, with the most recent update on September 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-84559 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-84559 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 97.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-84559?
CVE-2026-84559 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-84559?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-84559, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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