PT-2026-27604 · Apple · Apple Macos

Published 2026-03-24 · Updated 2026-04-04 · CVE-2026-28888

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 15.7.5 macOS versions prior to 14.8.5 macOS versions prior to 26.4

Description A race condition existed due to improper state handling, potentially allowing an application to gain root privileges. There is no information about the number of potentially affected devices worldwide or any real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations Update to macOS version 15.7.5 or later. Update to macOS version 14.8.5 or later. Update to macOS version 26.4 or later.

Fix

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-05197

CVE-2026-28888

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 9

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-05197 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126795 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?idCVE-2026-28888 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28888 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126796 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2036687672576524304 · Twitter Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-28888 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEarity/status/2040321766338568650 · Twitter Post