CVE-2026-28829

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-03-25. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. 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 modify protected parts of the file system.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 25, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 6, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

About the security content of macOS Sonoma 14.8.5 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126796
generic

About the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.7.5 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126795
generic

About the security content of macOS Tahoe 26.4 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126794

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 27× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-09-17 19:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-08-16 10:28 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-16 10:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-14 06:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-12 21:26 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-12 21:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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  17. 2026-08-11 06:16 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-11 06:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-10 06:22 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-10 06:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-09 06:22 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-09 06:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-08-07 16:41 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-07 16:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-06 01:08 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-06 01:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-03 23:53 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-08-03 23:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-08-02 15:41 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-08-02 15:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-02 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-01 04:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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  42. 2026-07-28 15:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-07-27 14:27 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-07-27 14:27 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-28829?
CVE-2026-28829 is a medium vulnerability published on March 25, 2026. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. 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 modify protected parts of the file system.
When was CVE-2026-28829 disclosed?
CVE-2026-28829 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 25, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-28829 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-28829 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 93.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-28829?
CVE-2026-28829 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-28829?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-28829, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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