CVE-2026-28833: An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps in Apple iOS and iPadOS
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, visionOS 26.4. An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a permissions flaw in Apple iOS and iPadOS that allowed an application to enumerate the list of installed apps on a device. Apple fixed this issue by implementing additional restrictions in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, as well as in macOS Tahoe 26.4 and visionOS 26.4. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector with low complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed, impacting confidentiality with high impact but no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with a local app on the device could enumerate installed applications, potentially exposing sensitive information about the user's app usage and environment. This could aid in profiling or targeted attacks but does not directly compromise data integrity or system availability. No known exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fix by updating affected devices to iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, or visionOS 26.4 as applicable. This update includes additional restrictions that address the permissions issue. No further mitigation is required once the update is applied.
CVE-2026-28833: An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, visionOS 26.4. An app may be able to enumerate a user's installed apps.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.2medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a permissions flaw in Apple iOS and iPadOS that allowed an application to enumerate the list of installed apps on a device. Apple fixed this issue by implementing additional restrictions in iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, as well as in macOS Tahoe 26.4 and visionOS 26.4. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector with low complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed, impacting confidentiality with high impact but no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with a local app on the device could enumerate installed applications, potentially exposing sensitive information about the user's app usage and environment. This could aid in profiling or targeted attacks but does not directly compromise data integrity or system availability. No known exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fix by updating affected devices to iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, or visionOS 26.4 as applicable. This update includes additional restrictions that address the permissions issue. No further mitigation is required once the update is applied.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.969Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69c333ddf4197a8e3baaeaf3
Added to database: 03/25/2026, 01:01:17 UTC
Last enriched: 05/11/2026, 01:42:36 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 72
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