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.
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Mon, 11 May 2026 20:45:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T20:07:43.126Z
Reserved: 2026-03-03T16:36:03.985Z
Link: CVE-2026-28915
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-11T21:18:54.000
Modified: 2026-05-11T21:18:54.000
Link: CVE-2026-28915
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