CVE•Published 2026-07-27•Modified 2026-07-29•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-28849Apple · Macos
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
5
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 95% of all CVEs
Description
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8. A maliciously crafted ZIP archive may bypass Gatekeeper checks.
Timeline
Published 2026-07-27
Modified 2026-07-29
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-28849Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Macos"Hosts Shodan identified as running Macos.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-28849Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-28849Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-28849Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-28849GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-28849" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-28849 on GitHub.
We haven't classified any articles referencing CVE-2026-28849 yet. The external references above still apply.