Apple Patches Exploited Notification Flaw, (Thu, Apr 23rd)
Source SANS ISC Handlers Diary
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
- 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:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
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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: