VDB
CVE-2026-28823
CVE-2026-28823
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4.900000095367432 MEDIUM
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app with root privileges may be able to delete protected system files.
EPSS 0.04% · 12.8th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
4.900000095367432
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.04%
12.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | macOS | 0 |
| apple | macos | 26.0 |
Timeline
- Mar 25, 2026 CVE Published
- Mar 25, 2026 EPSS Score
- Mar 25, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Mar 25, 2026 PoC Published
- Mar 25, 2026 CVE Updated
- Mar 26, 2026 PoC Published
- Mar 29, 2026 PoC Published
- May 18, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 19, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2026 EPSS Score
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126793 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126798 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126800 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126796 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126792 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126795 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126799 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126797 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126801 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28823 advisory