Following two release candidates, Apple today released macOS Tahoe 26.7.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.8.1, as well as macOS 27.0.1. Here are the details.
macOS 27.0.1, macOS 26.7.1 and macOS 15.8.1 now available
After two release candidates, Apple is now rolling out macOS Tahoe 26.7.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.8.1, in addition to macOS 27.0.1 Golden Gate, the first update since the release of macOS 27 earlier this month.
Today’s releases come exactly one week after Apple rolled out the second round of release candidates, which also included public releases the following day.
Apple’s release notes during the RC mentioned only standard security fixes and performance improvements, but recent point releases have included significant security patches, many of which address vulnerabilities discovered with the help of AI tools.
Apple has even confirmed that the growing capabilities of AI tools are affecting its security release cadence. In June, the company said it had pushed out fixes originally planned for version 26.6 ahead of schedule because AI can speed up the development of malicious hacking tools, reducing the amount of time Apple wants to leave between making fixes public and getting them into users’ hands.
Apple will likely release the security details for macOS 27.0.1 Golden Gate, macOS Tahoe 26.7.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.8.1 in the coming hours, and we’ll report back with the noteworthy tidbits.
Update, 1:59 p.m. ET: Apple says macOS 27.0.1 Golden Gate “has no published CVE entries,” but says macOS Tahoe 26.7.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.8.1 fix the following issue:
CoreGraphics
Available for: macOS Sequoia
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 27.
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2026-86950: Meta Product Security
The release build for today’s macOS releases are:
- macOS Sequoia 15.8: 24H32
- macOS Tahoe 26.7.1: 25G241
- macOS 27.0.1 Golden Gate: 26A5434
Did you spot anything new in today’s releases? Let us know in the comments.
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