CVE-2026-28915

⚠️ high

Summary

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. 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.

CVSS Score

7.8

High

EPSS Score

0.0

Exploit Probability

Published Date

2026-05-11

First Seen: 2026-05-12

📊 Relative Risk Intelligence

This CVE is Moderate Risk - more severe than 69.7% of all 321,845 vulnerabilities in our database.

#97,453

Above average severity

Severity Percentile

🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: May 13, 2026

🔍 Exploitation Status

None

No known exploits

⚙️ Automatable

Requires human interaction

💥 Technical Impact

Total

Complete system compromise possible

SSVC data provided by CISA

Last Modified 2026-05-14

Source NVD 🔗

CVSS Vector 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE IDs (Weakness Types)

CWE-22

📦 Affected Products 3

Vendor	Product	Status	Affected Versions
apple	macos	Affected	> 14.0 < 14.8.7
apple	macos	Affected	> 15.0 < 15.7.7
apple	macos	Affected	> 26.0 < 26.5

🔗 References 3

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115

Release Notes Vendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116

Release Notes Vendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127117

Release Notes Vendor Advisory

🔗 Related CVEs 6

CVE ID	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Summary	Published
CVE-2026-28847	🔶 medium	6.5	0.0	The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9,...	2026-05-11
CVE-2026-28902	🔶 medium	6.5	0.0	The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, mac...	2026-05-11
CVE-2026-28903	🔶 medium	6.5	0.0	The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9,...	2026-05-11
CVE-2026-28907	⚠️ high	8.1	0.1	The issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5, iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9...	2026-05-11
CVE-2026-28914	🔶 medium	5.5	0.0	A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.5. A maliciously crafted ...	2026-05-11
CVE-2026-28920	🔶 medium	6.5	0.1	An information leakage was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iO...	2026-05-11

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