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CVE-2026-28840

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 41/100
Published: 2026-05-11 Modified: 2026-10-26 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Interaction Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: High
A: High

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.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (3)

VendorProductVersion
apple macos 14.0 – 14.8.7
apple macos 15.0 – 15.7.7
apple macos 26.0 – 26.4

References & Advisories (3)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127117
Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Bug Bounty Relevance

41 / 100
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.14%
Raw Score 0.001390
Percentile 3.2%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00139
2026-10-28
0.00139

Intelligence Sources

nvd ref →

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