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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-28889 · published 25 March 2026

CVE-2026-28889: Apple xcode improper privilege management vulnerability

Apple · Xcode

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in Xcode 26.4. An app may be able to read arbitrary files as root.

6.2 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.12% · top 98.3% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
6.2CVSS 3.1 base score
0.12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in Xcode 26.4. An app may be able to read arbitrary files as root.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126801 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-28889), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-11-14). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.