Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2026-28880

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2026-28880

Published: March 25, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU124403
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28880
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to enumerate installed apps.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in iCloud. A local application can enumerate user's installed apps.


Affected software

macOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
visionOS

How to mitigate CVE-2026-28880

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 26.4 25E246, 14.8.5 23J423, 15.7.5 24G624
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 18.7.7 22H333, 26.4 23E246
iPadOS - addressed in versions 18.7.7 22H333, 26.4 23E246
visionOS - update to 26.4

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