Findings

CVE-2026-28924

A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links.

Published May 11, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · apple macos

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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Timeline

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  1. May 11, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Affected

  • cpe apple/macosversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-28924

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-28924

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

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