CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-78236

8.8 HIGH Published 2026-08-26 Modified 2026-09-03 Official page ↗
Status
Deferred
Published
2026-08-26
Last modified
2026-09-03
Assigner
5f57b9bf-260d-4433-bf07-b6a79e9bb7d4
CVSS 3.1 (5f57b9bf-260d-4433-bf07-b6a79e9bb7d4)
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-284, CWE-285, CWE-287, CWE-327

Description

An insecure PIN derivation mechanism in ABR allows a low-privileged user to escalate privileges to administrator by communicating over Cross-Process Communication (XPC) while masquerading as an Apple-signed process.

Related

Weakness · CWE (4)

  • CWE-284 Improper Access Control weakness
  • CWE-285 Improper Authorization weakness
  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
  • CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm weakness

References