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CVE-2026-28951

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 41/100
Published: 2026-05-11 Modified: 2026-10-26 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Interaction Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Description

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (7)

VendorProductVersion
apple ipados < 18.7.9
apple ipados 26.0 – 26.5
apple iphone_os < 18.7.9
apple iphone_os 26.0 – 26.5
apple macos 14.0 – 14.8.7
apple macos 15.0 – 15.7.7
apple macos 26.0 – 26.5

References & Advisories (5)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127111
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127117
Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Bug Bounty Relevance

41 / 100
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.13%
Raw Score 0.001320
Percentile 2.7%
Date 2026-10-28

Intelligence Sources

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