CVE-2026-28840

HIGH

macOS - Privilege Escalation

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 1.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-269
Status published
Products (4)
Apple/macOS < 14.8.7
Apple/macOS < 15.7.7
Apple/macOS < 26.4
apple/macos 14.0 - 14.8.7
Published May 11, 2026
Tracked Since May 12, 2026