macOS Tahoe Privilege Escalation via Information Leak

Publication date: 2026-05-11

Last updated on: 2026-05-11

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

An information leakage was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

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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-2026-28976

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	macos_tahoe	26.5

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Exploitability

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves an information leakage issue that was addressed by adding additional validation. It affects macOS Tahoe and could allow an application to gain root privileges.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an application to gain root privileges on the affected system, potentially leading to unauthorized access and control over the device.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update your system to macOS Tahoe 26.5 or later, where the issue has been fixed.

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