CVE-2026-28912

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-27. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A user may be able to elevate privileges.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: 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
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 27, 2026

Last Modified

August 25, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 28, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

About the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071
generic

About the security content of macOS Tahoe 26.6 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/128067

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-28912(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 31× in last 7d / 131× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 131 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-26 07:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-25 20:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-25 19:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-25 18:54 UTCEG score recompute
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  6. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-25 07:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-24 20:55 UTCEG score recompute
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  10. 2026-08-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  12. 2026-08-24 09:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  15. 2026-08-23 00:51 UTCEG score recompute
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  17. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-22 13:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-08-22 02:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-21 15:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-21 04:51 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-21 04:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 17:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  4. 2026-08-19 19:53 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 19:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 08:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 21:46 UTCEG score recompute
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  10. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-18 10:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  26. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-08-14 18:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  34. 2026-08-12 22:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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  37. 2026-08-12 00:13 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-08-12 00:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-08-11 13:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-11 02:14 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-08-11 02:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-10 15:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  46. 2026-08-09 17:16 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-09 17:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-08-09 06:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-08 19:18 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-08-08 19:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-08-08 08:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-07 21:20 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-08-07 21:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-07 10:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  59. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-08-06 12:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  69. 2026-08-04 14:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  73. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  74. 2026-08-03 05:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-28912?
CVE-2026-28912 is a high vulnerability published on July 27, 2026. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A user may be able to elevate privileges.
When was CVE-2026-28912 disclosed?
CVE-2026-28912 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 27, 2026, with the most recent update on August 25, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-28912 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-28912 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 91.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-28912?
CVE-2026-28912 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-28912?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-28912, 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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