CVE-2026-28836: An attacker with physical access may be able to silently persist an Apple Account on an erased device in Apple macOS
CVE-2026-28836 is a vulnerability in Apple macOS that allows an attacker with physical access to silently persist an Apple Account on a device that has been erased. This issue was addressed by improved correctness checks and fixed in macOS Sonoma version 14.8.8.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a correctness flaw in macOS that could allow an attacker with physical access to a device to silently persist an Apple Account even after the device has been erased. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved validation checks and is fixed starting from macOS Sonoma 14.8.8.
Potential Impact
An attacker with physical access to a vulnerable macOS device could persist an Apple Account on the device without user knowledge, potentially undermining device erasure and account security. This could lead to unauthorized access or persistence of user credentials on a device presumed to be clean.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade affected macOS devices to version 14.8.8 or later, where the issue has been fixed. No other mitigation is indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-28836: An attacker with physical access may be able to silently persist an Apple Account on an erased device in Apple macOS
Description
CVE-2026-28836 is a vulnerability in Apple macOS that allows an attacker with physical access to silently persist an Apple Account on a device that has been erased. This issue was addressed by improved correctness checks and fixed in macOS Sonoma version 14.8.8.
Affected software
Apple
macOS
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a correctness flaw in macOS that could allow an attacker with physical access to a device to silently persist an Apple Account even after the device has been erased. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved validation checks and is fixed starting from macOS Sonoma 14.8.8.
Potential Impact
An attacker with physical access to a vulnerable macOS device could persist an Apple Account on the device without user knowledge, potentially undermining device erasure and account security. This could lead to unauthorized access or persistence of user credentials on a device presumed to be clean.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade affected macOS devices to version 14.8.8 or later, where the issue has been fixed. No other mitigation is indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.969Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa860ee55bf5e2cf59d2114
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 21:02:38 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 22:22:10 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 01:47:16 UTC
Views: 4
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