CVE-2026-28922: An app may be able to access private information in Apple macOS
This issue was addressed through improved state management. 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 private information.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Apple macOS allows an application to potentially access private information because of inadequate state management controls. The issue is tracked as CVE-2026-28922 and is associated with CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and CWE-200 (Information Exposure). It has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, and high confidentiality impact without integrity or availability impact. Apple has fixed this vulnerability in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, Sonoma 14.8.7, and Tahoe 26.5.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to private information on a macOS system. The confidentiality of data is impacted, but integrity and availability are not affected. No known active exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, and macOS Tahoe 26.5. Users and administrators should update affected systems to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
CVE-2026-28922: An app may be able to access private information in Apple macOS
Description
This issue was addressed through improved state management. 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 private information.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Apple macOS allows an application to potentially access private information because of inadequate state management controls. The issue is tracked as CVE-2026-28922 and is associated with CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and CWE-200 (Information Exposure). It has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, and high confidentiality impact without integrity or availability impact. Apple has fixed this vulnerability in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, Sonoma 14.8.7, and Tahoe 26.5.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to private information on a macOS system. The confidentiality of data is impacted, but integrity and availability are not affected. No known active exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, and macOS Tahoe 26.5. Users and administrators should update affected systems to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
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: 6a028752cbff5d86108b5865
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 01:50:10 UTC
Last enriched: 05/19/2026, 10:27:47 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 80
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