CVE-2026-28830: An app may be able to access sensitive user data in Apple macOS
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Apple macOS is caused by a race condition that could allow an application to access sensitive user data improperly. The issue was resolved by adding additional validation checks. The fix is included in macOS Tahoe 26.4. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local access with high attack complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, impacting confidentiality but not integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to trick a user into interaction could exploit this race condition to access sensitive user data. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss without affecting system integrity or availability. There are no reports of exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.4. Users and administrators should ensure their systems are updated to this version or later to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor statement that the issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.4. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-28830: An app may be able to access sensitive user data in Apple macOS
Description
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.7medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Apple macOS is caused by a race condition that could allow an application to access sensitive user data improperly. The issue was resolved by adding additional validation checks. The fix is included in macOS Tahoe 26.4. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local access with high attack complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, impacting confidentiality but not integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to trick a user into interaction could exploit this race condition to access sensitive user data. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss without affecting system integrity or availability. There are no reports of exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.4. Users and administrators should ensure their systems are updated to this version or later to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor statement that the issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.4. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.968Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a02874ccbff5d86108b5382
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 01:50:04 UTC
Last enriched: 05/19/2026, 10:29:39 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 83
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