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High 7.8Published Oct 19, 2026
CVE-2026-28853The issue was addressed with improved checks.
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, higher than 3% of scored CVEs.
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The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.7. An app may be able to elevate privileges.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-269
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.14% (percentile 3)
- Assigned by
- apple
- NVD analysis
- Undergoing Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 19, 2026
Affected products
Apple macOS apple:macos (from the name) | before 15.8; before 26.7 | CNA record |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149042
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/149043
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