CVE-2026-28991

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
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/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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-11 21:18

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:29

NVD link : CVE-2026-28991

Mitre link : CVE-2026-28991

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-28991

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

iphone_os
ipados
visionos
tvos
watchos
macos

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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