The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 14.x prior to 14.8.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in macOS     Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. A     shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2026-20677)

  - A path handling issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS     Sonoma 14.8.4, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3, Safari 26.3. A     remote user may be able to write arbitrary files. (CVE-2026-20660)

  - An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS     Tahoe 26, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2. Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app     termination or corrupt process memory. (CVE-2025-43338)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.1. An app may     be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt process memory. (CVE-2025-43402)

  - An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia     15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data. (CVE-2025-43403)

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

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 26.x prior to 26.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library. This flaw can be triggered when file     streams are piped into bsdtar, potentially allowing for reading past the end of the file. This out-of-     bounds read can lead to unintended consequences, including unpredictable program behavior, memory     corruption, or a denial-of-service condition. (CVE-2025-5918)

  - libcurl's ASN1 parser code has the `GTime2str()` function, used for parsing an ASN.1 Generalized Time     field. If given an syntactically incorrect field, the parser might end up using -1 for the length of the
    *time fraction*, leading to a `strlen()` getting performed on a pointer to a heap buffer area that is not     (purposely) null terminated. This flaw most likely leads to a crash, but can also lead to heap contents     getting returned to the application when     [CURLINFO_CERTINFO](https://curl.se/libcurl/c/CURLINFO_CERTINFO.html) is used. (CVE-2024-7264)

  - Incorrect security UI in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 129.0.6668.58 allowed a remote attacker who     convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page.
    (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2024-8906)

  - Out of bounds memory access in ANGLE in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 143.0.7499.110 allowed a remote     attacker to perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity:
    High) (CVE-2025-14174)

  - The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.2,     macOS Sonoma 14.8.2. An attacker with physical access may be able to view deleted notes. (CVE-2025-43410)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
298658	macOS 14.x < 14.8.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (126350)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	2/11/2026	3/27/2026	critical
278572	macOS 26.x < 26.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (125886)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	12/12/2025	2/24/2026	high

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