Medium 4.6Published May 11, 2026

CVE-2026-28961This issue was addressed with improved checks.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:30 UTC)

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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.

CVSS: 4.6 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-522
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jul 27, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

apple macos apple:macos	from 26.0 before 26.5	NVD

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115release-notes, vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072

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