Apple has released macOS Golden Gate 27.2.1, macOS Tahoe 26.7.3 and macOS Sequoia 15.8.3 on November 9. Intel Macs can only install the macOS Tahoe or macOS Sequoia version, since macOS Golden Gate requires Apple Silicon.
The three updates come two weeks after macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.8.2 from October 26. Apple has not published which vulnerabilities the new versions fix on its security releases page yet.
Intel Macs Stay on Older macOS
Apple supports a different set of Macs on each of the three macOS versions. An Apple Silicon Mac that stays on macOS Tahoe or macOS Sequoia can install the version for its own release instead of upgrading to macOS Golden Gate.
- macOS Golden Gate 27 runs on the MacBook Neo (2026), MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with Apple silicon (2020 and later), iMac with Apple silicon (2021 and later), Mac mini with Apple silicon (2020 and later), Mac Studio (2022 and later) and Mac Pro with Apple silicon (2023).
- macOS Tahoe 26 runs on the Mac Studio (2022 and later), iMac (2020 and later), Mac Pro (2019 and later), Mac mini (2020 and later), MacBook Air with Apple silicon (2020 and later), MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019), MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) and MacBook Pro with Apple silicon (2020 and later).
- macOS Sequoia 15 runs on the Mac Studio (2022 and later), iMac (2019 and later), Mac Pro (2019 and later), Mac mini (2018 and later), MacBook Air (2020 and later), MacBook Pro (2018 and later) and iMac Pro (2017 and later).
macOS Golden Gate 27.2 Fixed 263 Flaws
macOS Golden Gate 27.2 fixes cover 263 vulnerabilities, with 26 in WebKit and 17 in the kernel. Apple credited Anthropic Research and OpenAI for several of the WebKit fixes and one kernel fix.
The September 28 update, macOS Tahoe 26.7.1, fixed a CoreGraphics bug tracked as CVE-2026-86950 and credited to Meta Product Security. Apple says it is aware of a report that the bug may have been used in an extremely sophisticated attack on specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 27.
Install macOS Golden Gate 27.2.1
On your Mac, open System Settings, then General, then Software Update. Your Mac offers the version that matches the macOS release it runs. Apple seeded macOS Golden Gate 27.3 beta 1 to developers on November 3, and the beta adds Live Activities to the Mac menu bar and a Pro Light screensaver.
