Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2026 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2026-28816
Medium 4.0
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. 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 delete files for which it does not have permission.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N