The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 26.x prior to 26.3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - libexpat in Expat before 2.7.2 allows attackers to trigger large dynamic memory allocations via a small     document that is submitted for parsing. (CVE-2025-59375)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, iOS     18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4. An app may be able to crash a system     process. (CVE-2026-20605)

  - A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.4,     macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4. An app may be able to gain root privileges. (CVE-2026-20614)

  - A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.3 and iPadOS     26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, visionOS 26.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
    (CVE-2026-20615)

  - An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3.
    An app may be able to access user-sensitive data. (CVE-2026-20618)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

Detections

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macOS 26.x < 26.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (126348)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 298694

Version 1.3