CVE-2026-28996

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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

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/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
https://support.apple.com/en-us/148287

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:macos::::::::
	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 : 2026-08-17 22:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-28996

Mitre link : CVE-2026-28996

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-28996

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

iphone_os
ipados
visionos
tvos
watchos
macos

CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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