A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. An app may be able to access Contacts without user consent.
History

Tue, 12 May 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Title Race Condition in Symbolic Link Handling Enables Unauthorized Access to Contacts

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Title Race Condition in Symbolic Link Handling Enables Unauthorized Access to Contacts
Weaknesses CWE-362

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Mon, 11 May 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. An app may be able to access Contacts without user consent.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2026-05-11T20:08:04.632Z

Updated: 2026-05-12T13:28:31.903Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T16:36:03.987Z

Link: CVE-2026-28924

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T13:28:23.136Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-11T21:18:54.727

Modified: 2026-05-12T17:24:52.007

Link: CVE-2026-28924

cve-icon Redhat

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