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CVE-2026-78236
Insecure PIN derivation mechanism in Admin By Request (ABR)
High8.8EPSS 0.10%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- CSA
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSACNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.10% · top 99% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-287 and its CVEs
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-285 and its CVEs
- CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-327 and its CVEs
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-284 and its CVEs
Affected products
Admin By Request (ABR) · Admin By Request (ABR)
- affected 5.2.2 and below
What to do
Solution: Users and administrators of affected product versions are advised to update to the latest version promptly.
References (2)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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