Apple macOS up to 14.8.7/15.7.7/26.5 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 14.8.7/15.7.7/26.5. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-28945. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 14.8.7/15.7.7/26.5. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A permissions issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. An app may be able to bypass network restrictions.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-28945 since 03/03/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/27/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 14.8.8, 15.7.8 or 26.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 14.8.8/15.7.8/26.6

Timelineinfo

03/03/2026 CVE reserved
07/27/2026 +145 days Advisory disclosed
07/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-28945 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28945
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383586
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/27/2026 22:59
Changes: 07/27/2026 22:59 (55)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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