PT-2026-39780 · Apple · Macos Sonoma+2

Andreas Jaegersberger + 1 · Published 2026-05-11 · Updated 2026-05-14 · CVE-2026-28915

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 26.5

Description A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths could allow an app to gain root privileges. This was addressed by improving path validation.

Recommendations Update macOS Sequoia to version 15.7.7. Update macOS Sonoma to version 14.8.7. Update macOS Tahoe to version 26.5.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-28915

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Macos Sequoia

Macos Sonoma

References · 6

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28915 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127117 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cveNotify/163452 · Telegram Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-28915 · Note