CVE-2026-28817

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-03-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

Affected products

Apple macOS: from 14.0 before 14.8.5; from 15.0 before 15.7.5; from 26.0 before 26.4 — fixed in 14.8.5, 15.7.5, 26.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 14.8.5, 15.7.5, 26.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126795
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126796

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