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CVE-2026-28993

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% 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 by adding an additional prompt for user consent. 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, visionOS 26.5. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 18.7.9; from 26.0 before 26.5 — fixed in 18.7.9, 26.5
• Apple Iphone Os: before 18.7.9; from 26.0 before 26.5 — fixed in 18.7.9, 26.5
• Apple macOS: from 14.0 before 14.8.7; from 15.0 before 15.7.7; from 26.0 before 26.5 — fixed in 14.8.7, 15.7.7, 26.5
• Apple visionOS: before 26.5 — fixed in 26.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 18.7.9, 26.5; Apple Iphone Os 18.7.9, 26.5; Apple macOS 14.8.7, 15.7.7, 26.5; Apple visionOS 26.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127111
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127117
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127120

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