CVE-2026-28996

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 36/100
Published: 2026-05-11 Modified: 2026-10-26 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Auth Conf. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Description

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (8)

VendorProductVersion
apple ipados < 26.5
apple iphone_os < 26.5
apple macos 14.0 – 14.8.7
apple macos 15.0 – 15.7.7
apple macos 26.0 – 26.5
apple tvos < 26.5
apple visionos < 26.5
apple watchos < 26.5

References & Advisories (8)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110
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
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127118
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127119
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/127120
Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Bug Bounty Relevance

36 / 100
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity

CVSS Score

5.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.11%
Raw Score 0.001080
Percentile 1.2%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00108
2026-10-28
0.00108

Intelligence Sources

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