High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 11, 2026· Updated May 12, 2026
CVE-2026-28840
CVE-2026-28840
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.
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Affected products
1- Range: 15.7.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- support.apple.com/en-us/126794nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/127116nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/127117nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
News mentions
1- Apple Patches Everything, (Mon, May 11th)SANS Internet Storm Center · May 11, 2026