An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Mon, 11 May 2026 20:45:00 +0000
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| Description | An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges. | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T20:08:21.940Z
Reserved: 2026-03-03T16:36:03.990Z
Link: CVE-2026-28951
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-11T21:18:56.167
Modified: 2026-05-11T21:18:56.167
Link: CVE-2026-28951
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