CVE-2026-28912

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A user may be able to elevate privileges.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067	Vendor Advisory Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071	Vendor Advisory Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

29 Jul 2026, 15:45

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Apple Apple macos
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067 - Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071 - Vendor Advisory, Release Notes
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

28 Jul 2026, 16:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-693
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8

27 Jul 2026, 21:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-27 21:16

Updated : 2026-07-29 15:45

NVD link : CVE-2026-28912

Mitre link : CVE-2026-28912

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-28912

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-693

Protection Mechanism Failure

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