Security fix · CVE-2026-86928
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
Published Oct 20, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 20, 2026 · A path handling issue
Last checked Nov 3, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-86928. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of A path handling issue is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A path handling issue).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.17%
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. An app may be able to access protected user data.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-86928
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
No version range is stored, so an installed version cannot be checked on this page.
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-86928. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of A path handling issue is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 0.17%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 20, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. An app may be able to access protected user data.
Oct 20, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. An app may be able to access protected user data.
Oct 20, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. An app may be able to access protected user data.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-86928
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-86928
30-day exploitation probability 0.17%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-86928
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27. An app may be able to access protected user data.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 3, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 28, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
- NIST NVDOct 20, 2026