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CVE-2026-28974

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-11 · updated 2026-10-26
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks to prevent unauthorized actions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 26.5 — fixed in 26.5
• Apple Iphone Os: before 26.5 — fixed in 26.5
• Apple macOS: from 15.0 before 15.7.7; from 26.0 before 26.5 — fixed in 15.7.7, 26.5
• Apple tvOS: before 26.5 — fixed in 26.5
• Apple visionOS: before 26.5 — fixed in 26.5
• Apple watchOS: before 26.5 — fixed in 26.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 26.5; Apple Iphone Os 26.5; Apple macOS 15.7.7, 26.5; Apple tvOS 26.5; Apple visionOS 26.5; Apple watchOS 26.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127118
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127119
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127120

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