Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere in Apple Xcode - CVE-2026-86949

 

Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere in Apple Xcode - CVE-2026-86949

Published: October 20, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU156215
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-86949
CWE-ID: CWE-829
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escape an app's sandbox.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient library validation in affected Xcode binaries when loading libraries. A local user can run a malicious app that exploits this validation weakness to escape its sandbox.


Affected software

Apple Xcode

How to mitigate CVE-2026-86949

Install security update from vendor's website.

Apple Xcode - update to 27.0

External References

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