CVE-2026-28919: An app may be able to gain root privileges in Apple macOS
CVE-2026-28919 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS where an application may gain root privileges due to a consistency issue in state handling. This flaw has been addressed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, and macOS Tahoe 26.5. The vulnerability allows privilege escalation, potentially compromising system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability arises from a consistency issue in state handling within macOS, which could allow an application to escalate privileges to root level. The issue is tracked as CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management). Apple has fixed the problem in specific macOS versions: Sequoia 15.7.7, Sonoma 14.8.7, and Tahoe 26.5. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating a high severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a local attacker with user interaction to gain root privileges on the affected macOS system, leading to full system compromise including unauthorized access, modification, or disruption of system resources. This elevates the risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, and macOS Tahoe 26.5. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided or necessary beyond applying the official patches.
CVE-2026-28919: An app may be able to gain root privileges in Apple macOS
Description
CVE-2026-28919 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS where an application may gain root privileges due to a consistency issue in state handling. This flaw has been addressed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, and macOS Tahoe 26.5. The vulnerability allows privilege escalation, potentially compromising system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability arises from a consistency issue in state handling within macOS, which could allow an application to escalate privileges to root level. The issue is tracked as CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management). Apple has fixed the problem in specific macOS versions: Sequoia 15.7.7, Sonoma 14.8.7, and Tahoe 26.5. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating a high severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a local attacker with user interaction to gain root privileges on the affected macOS system, leading to full system compromise including unauthorized access, modification, or disruption of system resources. This elevates the risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, and macOS Tahoe 26.5. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided or necessary beyond applying the official patches.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.986Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a028752cbff5d86108b5856
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 01:50:10 UTC
Last enriched: 05/19/2026, 11:02:55 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 150
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