PT-2026-39760 · Apple · Macos Sequoia+2

Andrei Dodu + 2 · Published 2026-03-24 · Updated 2026-05-11 · CVE-2026-28840

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS Sequoia versions prior to 15.7.7 macOS Sonoma versions prior to 14.8.7 macOS Tahoe versions prior to 26.4

Description A permissions issue exists where an application may be able to gain root privileges, which are the highest level of administrative access on the system.

Recommendations Update macOS Sequoia to version 15.7.7. Update macOS Sonoma to version 14.8.7. Update macOS Tahoe to version 26.4.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-28840

Affected Products

Macos Sequoia

Macos Sonoma

Macos Tahoe

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28840 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-28840 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127117 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794 · Note