A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8. An app may be able to elevate privileges.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

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/128071 cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072 cve-icon
History

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-362
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/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 16:15:00 +0000

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Title Race Condition in macOS State Handling Allows Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-790

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:15:00 +0000

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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 race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8. An app may be able to elevate privileges.
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2026-07-27T20:13:46.302Z

Updated: 2026-07-29T03:55:32.295Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-28926

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-28T18:58:49.040Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon Redhat

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