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macOS TCC permissions lost on managed Python rotation

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #95478 on 26 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug causes macOS Full Disk Access and other TCC permissions to be silently revoked when the CLI rotates its managed Python runtime during security repairs, because each new build receives a fresh ad-hoc signature. The accompanying items propose fixes involving stable code-signing identity to preserve TCC grants across runtime updates.

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  • #95131 macOS terminal permissions no longer reset on every Python patch update (salvage #85416)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/doctor.py, hermes_cli/macos_tcc_anchor.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_macos_tcc_anchor.py

  • #95478 macOS permissions survive security repairs — managed-runtime rotations signed with a stable identity, anchor re-anchors after (salvage #82529)

    merged to main

    files: contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/macos_tcc_anchor.py, hermes_cli/managed_uv.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_macos_tcc_anchor.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_managed_uv.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #82529 fix: preserve macOS TCC identity for managed Python · merged via another change → 7a10d91, #95478, #95131
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#82427[Bug]: CLI/gateway managed Python runtime rotation (repair_vulnerable_runtime()) mints a new ad-hoc-signed CPython build on every SQLite CVE fix, silently revoking macOS Full Disk Access every time
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#95131, #95478
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1 PR closed without merging
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26 Aug 2026

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