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CVE-2026-28915 A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation

Description

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
macOS 26.5 earliest → < 26.5 26.5
macOS 15.7 earliest → < 15.7.7 15.7.7
macOS 14.8 earliest → < 14.8.7 14.8.7

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