Improper privilege management in Apple Xcode - CVE-2026-28889
Published: March 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU124413
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28889
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to read arbitrary files on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the Simulator. A local application can read arbitrary files with root privileges.
Affected software
Apple Xcode
How to mitigate CVE-2026-28889
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apple Xcode - update to 26.4