CVE-2026-28961 (GCVE-0-2026-28961)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-11 20:08 – Updated: 2026-07-27 20:14
VLAI
Summary
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.5. An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information.
Severity
4.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-13 13:23 UTC
CWE
  • An attacker with physical access to a locked device may be able to view sensitive user information
  • CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 14.8.8 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 15.7.8 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 26.5 (custom)
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