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CVE-2026-28995

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 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-269

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

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 26.0 before 26.5 — fixed in 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 18.7.9, 26.5; Apple Iphone Os 18.7.9, 26.5; Apple macOS 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/126349
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350
• 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/127118
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127119
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/127120

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