CVE-2026-28951

Description

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. 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

References

support.apple.com/en-us/127110

support.apple.com/en-us/127111

support.apple.com/en-us/127115

support.apple.com/en-us/127116

support.apple.com/en-us/127117

cve.org (CVE-2026-28951)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-28951)

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