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CVE-2026-28930: Apple macOS · Improper Access Control

Affects Apple macOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 26.5 or 15.8 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.17.5
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 26.5, 15.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Apple macOS to 26.5 or 15.8.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
ApplemacOSAffected
  • <26.5
Fixed in
  • 26.5
ApplemacOSAffected
  • <15.8
Fixed in
  • 15.8

AI-suggested

Apple has fixed this vulnerability in macOS Tahoe 26.5 by adding additional restrictions to address the permissions issue. Users and administrators should upgrade to macOS Tahoe 26.5 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory stating the fix is included in macOS Tahoe 26.5. No further mitigation steps are indicated.

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS Tahoe 26.5. An app may be able to access protected user data.

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