CVE-2026-28982 Race condition in macOS

What is CVE-2026-28982?

CVE-2026-28982 is a critical vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 27 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.6. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-28982?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2026-28982?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-28982 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-28982 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28982 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2026-65400 Apple macOS Improper Authentication Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-44146 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-44148 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0
• CVE-2023-38586 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0
• CVE-2023-40455 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0

All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-vfxh-xxmh-348m.