PT-2026-27559 · Apple · Apple Macos

Published 2026-03-24 · Updated 2026-04-15 · CVE-2026-28823

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 26.4

Description A path handling issue existed with inadequate validation. This allowed an application with root privileges to potentially delete protected system files.

Recommendations Update to macOS version 26.4.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-28823

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28823 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEarity/status/2044459264706810189 · Twitter Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-28823 · Note