CVE-2026-28840

Published: May 11, 2026Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected (3)

Products: Apple: Macos

Apple

1 product

Macos

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Macos	From 14.0 to 14.8.7
Apple Macos	From 15.0 to 15.7.7
Apple Macos	From 26.0 to 26.4

Related CWEs

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References (3)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794

Source: product-security@apple.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116

Source: product-security@apple.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127117

Source: product-security@apple.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

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