A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to delete files for which it does not have permission.
History

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-22
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Path Handling Issue Allowing Unauthorized File Deletion in macOS
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-22

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Path Handling Issue Allowing Unauthorized File Deletion in macOS
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-22

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4. An app may be able to delete files for which it does not have permission.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2026-03-25T00:31:51.848Z

Updated: 2026-03-26T14:34:47.029Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T16:36:03.967Z

Link: CVE-2026-28816

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-26T14:34:43.913Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-25T01:17:06.870

Modified: 2026-03-26T17:19:57.653

Link: CVE-2026-28816

cve-icon Redhat

No data.