High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 11, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2026-28978

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 26.5. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

AI Insight

LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.

Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=14.0,<14.8.7
Apple Inc./macOS Sequoiallm-fuzzy
Range: 15.7.7
Apple Inc./macOS Sonomallm-fuzzy
Range: 14.8.7
Apple Inc./macOS Tahoellm-fuzzy
Range: 26.5

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.apple.com/en-us/127115nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/127116nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/127117nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

News mentions

Apple Patches Everything, (Mon, May 11th)
SANS Internet Storm Center · May 11, 2026

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