CVE-2026-28830

Received Received - Intake

Race Condition in macOS Tahoe Allows Sensitive Data Access

Publication date: 2026-05-11

Last updated on: 2026-05-11

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-05-11

Last Modified

2026-05-11

Generated

2026-07-11

AI Q&A

2026-05-12

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-10

NVD

CVE-2026-28830

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	macos_tahoe	26.4

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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 race condition issue in macOS Tahoe that was addressed by adding additional validation. A race condition occurs when the behavior of software depends on the timing or sequence of uncontrollable events, which can lead to unexpected behavior.

In this case, the race condition could allow an application to access sensitive user data improperly.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability could allow an application to access sensitive user data without proper authorization, potentially leading to data exposure or privacy breaches.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update your system to macOS Tahoe 26.4 or later, where the issue has been fixed.

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