CVE-2026-28870: Apple iOS and iPadOS · An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium : upgrade to 26.4 or 18.7.9 when convenient.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 26.4, 18.7.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Mar 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 or 18.7.9; macOS and tvOS and visionOS and watchOS to 26.4.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| AppleiOS and iPadOS | Affected
| Fixed in
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| AppleiOS and iPadOS | Affected
| Fixed in
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| ApplemacOS | Affected
| Fixed in
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| AppletvOS | Affected
| Fixed in
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| ApplevisionOS | Affected
| Fixed in
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| ApplewatchOS | Affected
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AI-suggested
Apple has released official fixes in iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, and watchOS 26.4. Users and administrators should apply these updates promptly to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the vendor's patches. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
An information leakage was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/126792 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/126794 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/126797 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/126798 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/126799 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/127111 (opens in a new tab)