CVE-2026-28924 json
A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links.
published 5mo ago modified 14d ago also EUVD-2026-29244
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. 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 access Contacts without user consent.
Patch / fix
- Apple macOS 14.8.7, 15.7.7, 26.5
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 5mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Apple macOS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/127115
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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support.apple.com
/en-us/127116
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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support.apple.com
/en-us/127117
release-notes, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-28924
- NVD CVE-2026-28924
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