CVE-2026-28915

Received Received - Intake

Path Traversal in macOS

Publication date: 2026-05-11

Last updated on: 2026-05-11

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

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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-2026-28915

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	macos_sequoia	15.7.7
apple	macos_sonoma	14.8.7
apple	macos_tahoe	26.5

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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 parsing issue related to the handling of directory paths in certain versions of macOS. The problem was that the system did not properly validate directory paths, which could be exploited.

The issue has been fixed by improving path validation in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, and macOS Tahoe 26.5.

An application exploiting this vulnerability may be able to gain root privileges on the affected system.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an application to gain root privileges on your macOS system.

Gaining root privileges means an attacker could have full control over the system, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data modification, or system compromise.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update your macOS system to one of the fixed versions: macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, or macOS Tahoe 26.5.

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