CVE-2026-28849

State: Published
Severity: 5.5 Medium
Published: Jul 27, 2026
Updated: Aug 25, 2026
Reserved: Mar 3, 2026

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.5. A maliciously crafted ZIP archive may bypass Gatekeeper checks.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	5.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure

Affected Products

Product	Versions
macOSApple	before 14.8.8Affected before 15.7.8Affected before 26.5Affected

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128071
https://support.apple.com/en-us/128072

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