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.
Published: 2026-07-27
Score: 7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

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

No data.

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-28T14:00:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-362

    Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

  • CWE-790

    Improper Filtering of Special Elements