CVE-2026-28888 — Race Condition in Apple Macos

CWE-362 — Race Condition4 documents4 sources
Severity
5.1MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.05%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple Macos
Timeline
PublishedMar 25

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.4 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 14.8.5+2
▶NVDapple/macos14.0 — 14.8.5+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
CVE-2026-28888: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling↗2026-03-25
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GHSA
GHSA-8862-4xwm-p4pp: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling↗2026-03-25
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-28888 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2026-28888 — Race Condition in Apple Macos | cvebase