CVE-2026-28840 | THREATINT

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-03-03 | Published 2026-05-11 | Updated 2026-05-11 | Assigner apple

Problem types

An app may be able to gain root privileges

Product status

Any version before 14.8.7

affected

Any version before 15.7.7

affected

Any version before 26.4

affected

References

support.apple.com/en-us/126794

support.apple.com/en-us/127116

support.apple.com/en-us/127117

cve.org (CVE-2026-28840)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-28840)

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