CVE-2026-28889 — Improper Privilege Management in Apple Xcode

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.2MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.86%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple Xcode
Timeline
PublishedMar 25

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in Xcode 26.4. An app may be able to read arbitrary files as root.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.5 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/xcode< 26.4
▶NVDapple/xcode< 26.4

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-92fw-jwv6-qxx7: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions↗2026-03-25
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CVEList
CVE-2026-28889: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions↗2026-03-25
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-28889 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2026-28889 — Improper Privilege Management in Apple | cvebase