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macOS 15.x < 15.7.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (127116)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 314174

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 15.x prior to 15.7.7. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.5, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps. (CVE-2026-28878)

 - An information leakage was addressed with additional validation. (CVE-2025-43524, CVE-2026-28819, CVE-2026-28840, CVE-2026-28846, CVE-2026-28848, CVE-2026-28897, CVE-2026-28906, CVE-2026-28908, CVE-2026-28915, CVE-2026-28919, CVE-2026-28920, CVE-2026-28922, CVE-2026-28923, CVE-2026-28924, CVE-2026-28925, CVE-2026-28929, CVE-2026-28940, CVE-2026-28941, CVE-2026-28943, CVE-2026-28951, CVE-2026-28952, CVE-2026-28954, CVE-2026-28956, CVE-2026-28959, CVE-2026-28969, CVE-2026-28972, CVE-2026-28974, CVE-2026-28977, CVE-2026-28978, CVE-2026-28986, CVE-2026-28987, CVE-2026-28990, CVE-2026-28992, CVE-2026-28993, CVE-2026-28994, CVE-2026-28996, CVE-2026-39869, CVE-2026-39870, CVE-2026-39871, CVE-2026-43654, CVE-2026-43656, CVE-2026-43659, CVE-2026-43666, CVE-2026-43668)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to macOS 15.7.7 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 314174

File Name: macos_127116.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: macosx

Published: 5/11/2026

Updated: 5/11/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-28878

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:macos:15.0, cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:15.0

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-43524, CVE-2026-28819, CVE-2026-28840, CVE-2026-28846, CVE-2026-28848, CVE-2026-28878, CVE-2026-28897, CVE-2026-28906, CVE-2026-28908, CVE-2026-28915, CVE-2026-28919, CVE-2026-28920, CVE-2026-28922, CVE-2026-28923, CVE-2026-28924, CVE-2026-28925, CVE-2026-28929, CVE-2026-28940, CVE-2026-28941, CVE-2026-28943, CVE-2026-28951, CVE-2026-28952, CVE-2026-28954, CVE-2026-28956, CVE-2026-28959, CVE-2026-28969, CVE-2026-28972, CVE-2026-28974, CVE-2026-28977, CVE-2026-28978, CVE-2026-28986, CVE-2026-28987, CVE-2026-28990, CVE-2026-28992, CVE-2026-28993, CVE-2026-28994, CVE-2026-28996, CVE-2026-39869, CVE-2026-39870, CVE-2026-39871, CVE-2026-43654, CVE-2026-43656, CVE-2026-43659, CVE-2026-43666, CVE-2026-43668

APPLE-SA: 127116