CVE-2026-28893

Received Received - Intake

Temporary File Privacy Issue in macOS Tahoe Print Preview

Publication date: 2026-03-25

Last updated on: 2026-03-27

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.4. A document may be written to a temporary file when using print preview.

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Published

2026-03-25

Last Modified

2026-03-27

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-03-25

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-28893

EUVD

EUVD-2026-15173

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	macos	From 26.0 (inc) to 26.4 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a privacy issue related to the handling of temporary files in macOS Tahoe. Specifically, when using the print preview feature, a document may be written to a temporary file in a way that could expose private information.

The issue was addressed by improving how temporary files are managed to prevent unintended exposure of document contents.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability could lead to unintended exposure of sensitive or private document data through temporary files created during print preview operations.

If an attacker or unauthorized user gains access to these temporary files, they might be able to view confidential information that was not meant to be exposed.

Compliance Impact

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Mitigation Strategies

The issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.4. To mitigate this vulnerability, you should update your system to macOS Tahoe 26.4 or later.

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