CVE-2026-28872

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.03 BB Relevance: 75/100
Published: 2026-05-11 Modified: 2026-10-26 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Auth No Interaction

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: None
I: None
A: High

Description

A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (4)

VendorProductVersion
apple ipados < 18.7.9
apple ipados 26.0 – 26.4
apple iphone_os < 18.7.9
apple iphone_os 26.0 – 26.4

References & Advisories (2)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126792
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127111
Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Bug Bounty Relevance

75 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

7.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.46%
Raw Score 0.004610
Percentile 39.8%
Date 2026-10-28

Intelligence Sources

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