CVE-2026-28834

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 cause unexpected system termination.

CVSS v3 5.1 MEDIUM

5.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.4 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126795	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126796	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-25 01:17

Updated : 2026-03-25 20:52

NVD link : CVE-2026-28834

Mitre link : CVE-2026-28834

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-28834

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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