Description
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.
Published: 2026-05-11
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 14 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 13 May 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Directory Path Parsing Issue Leading to Root Privilege Escalation

Wed, 13 May 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Privilege Escalation via Improper Directory Path Validation in macOS
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-613

Wed, 13 May 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-22
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 23:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Mon, 11 May 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Privilege Escalation via Improper Directory Path Validation in macOS
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-613

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-13T14:39:49.022Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T16:36:03.985Z

Link: CVE-2026-28915

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T13:51:06.627Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-11T21:18:54.000

Modified: 2026-05-14T14:02:11.390

Link: CVE-2026-28915

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T21:00:05Z

Weaknesses