CVE-2026-28996 (GCVE-0-2026-28996)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-11 20:07 – Updated: 2026-08-17 21:29
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-13 13:32 UTC
CWE
  • An app may be able to access sensitive user data
  • CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: 0 , < 18.7.10 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 26.5 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 14.8.7 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 15.7.7 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 26.5 (custom)
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Apple tvOS Affected: 0 , < 26.5 (custom)
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Apple visionOS Affected: 0 , < 26.5 (custom)
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Apple watchOS Affected: 0 , < 26.5 (custom)
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