Short answer is No. But.... Overall guide is the [Apple Platform Security Guide][1] - the PDF linked at the bottom is as complete as it gets. For a developer the starting point is [Apple Developer][2]. Here are [macOS Release Notes][3]. [Apple Security Releases][4] is the starting point for security fixes in every release of every Apple OS. These often seem to have unexpected (and possibly unintended) consequences. The [WWDC][5] is where Apple presents new features to developers. Some of this is security related - more in some years than others. On your issue, I can launch apps with `open /System/Applications/xxx.app` from the command line. I imagine your app needs to be granted a particular permission - others may be able to help you there. [1]: https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/security/welcome/web [2]: https://developer.apple.com [3]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes/ [4]: https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201222 [5]: https://developer.apple.com/wwdc23/