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

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Apple
  • Macos

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References
Link Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067 cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071 cve-icon
History

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Privilege Escalation via Logic Issue in macOS
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-285
CWE-693
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A user may be able to elevate privileges.
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2026-07-27T20:12:47.751Z

Updated: 2026-07-29T03:55:28.358Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T16:36:03.984Z

Link: CVE-2026-28912

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-28T14:46:16.521Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon Redhat

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