Medium severity5.1NVD Advisory· Published Mar 25, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2026-28888

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=14.0,<14.8.5
- (no CPE)range: 0
Apple Inc./macOS Sequoiallm-fuzzy
Range: 15.7.5
Apple Inc./macOS Sonomallm-fuzzy
Range: 14.8.5
Apple Inc./macOS Tahoellm-fuzzy
Range: 26.4

Patches

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References

support.apple.com/en-us/126794nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/126795nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/126796nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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