A consistency issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Apple
  • Macos

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References
Link Providers
https://www.spirityenterprise.com/virtual-ciso spirity
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127117 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 12 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title macOS Privilege Escalation via State Handling Vulnerability

Tue, 12 May 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 12 May 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Root Privilege Escalation in macOS State Handling
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-732

Tue, 12 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 11 May 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Root Privilege Escalation in macOS State Handling
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-284
CWE-732

Mon, 11 May 2026 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Mon, 11 May 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A consistency issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T13:09:59.237Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T16:36:03.986Z

Link: CVE-2026-28919

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T13:09:45.214Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-11T21:18:54.317

Modified: 2026-05-12T17:10:01.120

Link: CVE-2026-28919

cve-icon Redhat

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