CVE-2026-28823

MEDIUM

macOS <26.4 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app with root privileges may be able to delete protected system files.

Scores

CVSS v3 4.9
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 11.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (2)
Apple/macOS < 26.4
apple/macos 26.0 - 26.4
Published Mar 25, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 25, 2026