CVE-2026-28912

HIGH 7.8 ALL-YEARS

Published 2026-07-27 · Last modified 2026-08-25 · apple · NVD: Modified

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A user may be able to elevate privileges.

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.8), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 7th percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no

Impact if exploited

7.8CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · ADP

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

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Affected

Vendors Apple

Products Macos

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References and research data (JSON)

Unverified PoC candidates

Catalogue matches for further research. These repositories have not been validated as working exploits.

1 candidate

https://github.com/jvidhan/cve-2026-28912PoC-in-GitHub · CVE-2026-28912
PoC-in-GitHub · CVE-2026-28912 · Updated 2026-10-25T23:06:03Z

Known Affected Software Configurations

Vendor	Product	Version range
Apple	Macos	≥ 15.0 and < 15.7.8
Apple	Macos	≥ 26.0 and < 26.6

All CVSS metrics

HIGH 7.8 v3.1 · ADP Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
HIGH 7.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Advisories

https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067 Release NotesVendor AdvisoryCVE record · apple · Updated 2026-08-25T19:24:50.120Z
NVD · CVE-2026-28912 · Updated 2026-10-24T13:10:00.147
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071 Release NotesVendor AdvisoryCVE record · apple · Updated 2026-08-25T19:24:50.120Z
NVD · CVE-2026-28912 · Updated 2026-10-24T13:10:00.147
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-49491 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2026-49491

Technical & other

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127117CVE record · apple · Updated 2026-08-25T19:24:50.120Z
NVD · CVE-2026-28912 · Updated 2026-10-24T13:10:00.147

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS