Findings

CVE-2026-28978

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

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

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Code

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Timeline

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  1. May 11, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Affected

  • cpe apple/macosversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-28978

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-28978

    A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

    nvd.nist.gov

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