CVE-2026-28924
Received Received - Intake
Race Condition in macOS Contacts Access

Publication date: 2026-05-11

Last updated on: 2026-05-11

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description
A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. 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 access Contacts without user consent.
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Published
2026-05-11
Last Modified
2026-05-11
Generated
2026-06-21
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2026-05-12
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-20
NVD
CVE-2026-28924
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apple macos_sequoia 15.7.7
apple macos_sonoma 14.8.7
apple macos_tahoe 26.5
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Compliance Impact

This vulnerability allows an app to access Contacts without user consent due to a race condition involving symbolic link handling.

Unauthorized access to personal contact information could potentially lead to violations of privacy regulations such as GDPR and HIPAA, which require explicit user consent and protection of personal data.

Therefore, this issue may impact compliance with these standards by undermining user consent mechanisms and exposing sensitive personal information.

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.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a race condition related to the handling of symbolic links in certain versions of macOS. Due to this issue, an application may be able to access the user's Contacts without obtaining their consent.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability could allow an application to access your Contacts data without your permission, potentially exposing your personal or sensitive contact information to unauthorized apps.

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