CVE-2026-28926

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Race Condition in macOS Leading to Privilege Escalation

Publication date: 2026-07-27

Last updated on: 2026-07-29

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8. An app may be able to elevate privileges.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-07-27

Last Modified

2026-07-29

Generated

2026-08-17

AI Q&A

2026-07-28

EPSS Evaluated

2026-08-15

NVD

CVE-2026-28926

EUVD

EUVD-2026-49546

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apple	macos	From 14.0 (inc) to 14.8.8 (exc)
apple	macos	From 15.0 (inc) to 15.7.8 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-362	The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

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Executive Summary

This is a race condition vulnerability in macOS where improper state handling could allow an app to elevate its privileges. It was fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 and macOS Sonoma 14.8.8.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability is a race condition in macOS that may allow privilege escalation. Detection requires checking macOS version against patched releases. Use 'sw_vers' to check your macOS version. If running Sequoia 15.7.8 or Sonoma 14.8.8 or later, the system is not vulnerable. Otherwise, update immediately.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to gain higher privileges on your system, potentially allowing them to access sensitive data or perform unauthorized actions.

Compliance Impact

The provided CVE does not specify direct impacts on compliance with standards like GDPR or HIPAA. The vulnerability involves a race condition leading to potential privilege escalation in macOS Sequoia and Sonoma. Without explicit details on data exposure or access control impacts, it is unclear how this would affect compliance requirements.

Mitigation Strategies

Update to the latest version of macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 or macOS Sonoma 14.8.8 to address the race condition and privilege escalation issue.

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