CVE detail
CVE-2026-28951
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 19.5 · diversity 10.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
- Total mentions
- 0
- within the 30d window
- Peak daily
- 0
- highest bucket
Evidence
Source links by recency
6 source links · newest first
- The Apple macOS Security Update ReviewZero Day Initiative
ation, we’re left to speculate on which of these bugs is the most severe. However, there are a couple that stand out. - CVE-2026-28819 (Wi-Fi) stands out as the strongest candidate for the most severe as it states, “An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.” The combination of arbitrary code execution at the kernel level is a
vendorwww.thezdi.comMay 12, 2026, 12:21 PM - https://support.apple.com/en-us/127117support.apple.com
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Vendor Advisorysupport.apple.comMay 11, 2026, 9:18 PM - https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116support.apple.com
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Vendor Advisorysupport.apple.comMay 11, 2026, 9:18 PM - https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115support.apple.com
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Vendor Advisorysupport.apple.comMay 11, 2026, 9:18 PM - https://support.apple.com/en-us/127111support.apple.com
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Vendor Advisorysupport.apple.comMay 11, 2026, 9:18 PM - https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110support.apple.com
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Vendor Advisorysupport.apple.comMay 11, 2026, 9:18 PM
Exploit code
Public exploit repository references
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