An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, 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 Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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
  • Ios And Ipados
  • Ipados
  • Iphone Os
  • Macos

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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/managed-detection-response spirity
https://www.spirityenterprise.com/virtual-ciso spirity
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127111 cve-icon cve-icon
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 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os

Tue, 12 May 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Authorization flaw allows root privilege escalation via improper state management

Tue, 12 May 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-863
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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 22:15:00 +0000

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

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, 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: 2026-05-13T03:57:41.974Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T16:36:03.990Z

Link: CVE-2026-28951

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T12:56:14.273Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-11T21:18:56.167

Modified: 2026-05-12T17:23:09.870

Link: CVE-2026-28951

cve-icon Redhat

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