CVE-2026-28889

low-risk

Published 2026-03-25

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.

Do I need to act?

0.02% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 6.2/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Xcode

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (1)

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

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low-risk

Severity 20/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal