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Report · SANS ISC Handlers DiaryAbout CVE-2026-28950Published

Apple Patches Exploited Notification Flaw, (Thu, Apr 23rd)

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-28950· Medium 6.2

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.2 Medium · fixed in 26.4.2 : update iOS and iPadOS when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.2Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 26.4.2, 18.7.8, 16.7.16 +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade iOS and iPadOS to 26.4.2, 18.7.8, 16.7.16 or 15.8.8; iPadOS to 17.7.11.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
AppleiOS and iPadOSAffected
  • <26.4.2
Fixed in
  • 26.4.2
AppleiOS and iPadOSAffected
  • <18.7.8
Fixed in
  • 18.7.8
AppleiOS and iPadOSAffected
  • <16.7.16
Fixed in
  • 16.7.16
AppleiOS and iPadOSAffected
  • <15.8.8
Fixed in
  • 15.8.8
AppleiPadOSAffected
  • <17.7.11
Fixed in
  • 17.7.11

AI-suggested

Apple has released official patches in iOS/iPadOS versions 26.4.2 and 18.7.8 that address this vulnerability by improving data redaction in Notification Services. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

Apple yesterday released iOS/iPadOS 26.4.2 and iOS/iPadOS 18.7.8. This update fixes a single Notification Services vulnerability, CVE-2026-28950:&#xd;

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