CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-28821
A validation issue existed in the entitlement verification. This issue was addressed with improved validation of the process entitlement. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1
Preserved source conflicts
No provider value was silently selected as the winner.
cwe · 2 assertions
{"description":"An app may be able to gain elevated privileges","lang":"en"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0c0fcd8380efef610f37a849f699c46fcc050a2f7431bef46ff146a26ced754f · sha256:313d58807eb6f1c8… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-20","description":"CWE-20 Improper Input Validation","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0c0fcd8380efef610f37a849f699c46fcc050a2f7431bef46ff146a26ced754f · sha256:313d58807eb6f1c8… · /containers/adp/0/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"macOS","vendor":"Apple","versions":[{"lessThan":"14.8.5","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"15.7.5","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"26.4","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0c0fcd8380efef610f37a849f699c46fcc050a2f7431bef46ff146a26ced754f · sha256:313d58807eb6f1c8… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.4,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0c0fcd8380efef610f37a849f699c46fcc050a2f7431bef46ff146a26ced754f · sha256:313d58807eb6f1c8… · /containers/adp/0/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
2 source assertions{"description":"An app may be able to gain elevated privileges","lang":"en"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0c0fcd8380efef610f37a849f699c46fcc050a2f7431bef46ff146a26ced754f · sha256:313d58807eb6f1c8… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-20","description":"CWE-20 Improper Input Validation","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0c0fcd8380efef610f37a849f699c46fcc050a2f7431bef46ff146a26ced754f · sha256:313d58807eb6f1c8… · /containers/adp/0/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0c0fcd8380efef610f37a849f699c46fcc050a2f7431bef46ff146a26ced754f · sha256:313d58807eb6f1c8… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/126795"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0c0fcd8380efef610f37a849f699c46fcc050a2f7431bef46ff146a26ced754f · sha256:313d58807eb6f1c8… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/126796"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0c0fcd8380efef610f37a849f699c46fcc050a2f7431bef46ff146a26ced754f · sha256:313d58807eb6f1c8… · /containers/cna/references/2
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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