CVE-2026-28872: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service in Apple iOS and iPadOS
CVE-2026-28872 is a resource exhaustion vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. The issue was addressed by Apple through improved input validation and fixed in iOS and iPadOS versions 18. 7. 9 and 26. 4. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of iOS and iPadOS prior to the fixed releases.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a resource exhaustion issue in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could be triggered remotely to cause a denial-of-service (DoS). Apple fixed the issue by improving input validation in iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.4, and iPadOS 26.4. No CVSS score is provided, and no detailed technical exploitation methods are described in the available data.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker may cause a denial-of-service condition on affected iOS and iPadOS devices by exploiting this resource exhaustion vulnerability. This could result in device unavailability or degraded performance until the device is restarted or the condition is resolved. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes in iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.4, and iPadOS 26.4. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-28872: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
CVE-2026-28872 is a resource exhaustion vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. The issue was addressed by Apple through improved input validation and fixed in iOS and iPadOS versions 18. 7. 9 and 26. 4. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of iOS and iPadOS prior to the fixed releases.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a resource exhaustion issue in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could be triggered remotely to cause a denial-of-service (DoS). Apple fixed the issue by improving input validation in iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.4, and iPadOS 26.4. No CVSS score is provided, and no detailed technical exploitation methods are described in the available data.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker may cause a denial-of-service condition on affected iOS and iPadOS devices by exploiting this resource exhaustion vulnerability. This could result in device unavailability or degraded performance until the device is restarted or the condition is resolved. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes in iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.4, and iPadOS 26.4. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.974Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a02874ccbff5d86108b53aa
Added to database: 5/12/2026, 1:50:04 AM
Last enriched: 5/12/2026, 1:56:34 AM
Last updated: 5/12/2026, 3:50:21 AM
Views: 2
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