CVE-2026-28888Disclosure(apple / macos)

LOWCVSS 5.1 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-362

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • macos

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-03-25); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
macos

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-03-25: 1Mentions · 2026-04-04: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-25: 103-2504-04
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
2100.0%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVEarity@CVEarity
    Disclosure

    ⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2026-28888 📊 Severity: 5.1 🚨 Risk Level: Medium 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28888 #CVE-2026-28888 #CVE #Medium  #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/dTDfCTdrgx

    Post summary

    The tweet simply announces CVE-2026-28888 with a medium severity and links to the NVD page, offering no further technical or exploitation details.

    0000030
    123 followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-28888 Race Condition Vulnerability in macOS Allows Unauthorized Root Pr... https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-28888 Customizable Vulnerability Alerts: https://alerts.vulmon.com/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2102281&utm_content=4

    Post summary

    A new race condition vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑28888) in macOS that could elevate privileges to root is disclosed, but no PoC, exploitation method, or patch information is provided.

    0000039
    4.0K followersView on X
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