CVE-2026-28873: An app may be able to circumvent App Privacy Report logging in Apple iOS and iPadOS
CVE-2026-28873 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where an app may bypass the App Privacy Report logging. This issue was addressed by Apple through additional entitlement checks and fixed in iOS 18. 7. 9, iPadOS 18. 7. 9, iOS 26. 4, and iPadOS 26. 4. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The vulnerability allows an app to circumvent privacy logging, potentially reducing visibility into app behavior for users and administrators.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS allows an app to circumvent the App Privacy Report logging mechanism. The issue was resolved by Apple by implementing additional entitlement checks to prevent unauthorized apps from bypassing the logging feature. The fix is included in iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.4, and iPadOS 26.4. There is no CVSS score available for this vulnerability, and no known exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
An app exploiting this vulnerability could avoid being logged in the App Privacy Report, which may reduce the effectiveness of privacy monitoring and auditing on affected devices. This could hinder users' and administrators' ability to detect potentially unauthorized or privacy-invasive app behaviors.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes for this vulnerability in iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.4, and iPadOS 26.4. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to ensure the vulnerability is remediated. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation actions are indicated.
CVE-2026-28873: An app may be able to circumvent App Privacy Report logging in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
CVE-2026-28873 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where an app may bypass the App Privacy Report logging. This issue was addressed by Apple through additional entitlement checks and fixed in iOS 18. 7. 9, iPadOS 18. 7. 9, iOS 26. 4, and iPadOS 26. 4. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The vulnerability allows an app to circumvent privacy logging, potentially reducing visibility into app behavior for users and administrators.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS allows an app to circumvent the App Privacy Report logging mechanism. The issue was resolved by Apple by implementing additional entitlement checks to prevent unauthorized apps from bypassing the logging feature. The fix is included in iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.4, and iPadOS 26.4. There is no CVSS score available for this vulnerability, and no known exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
An app exploiting this vulnerability could avoid being logged in the App Privacy Report, which may reduce the effectiveness of privacy monitoring and auditing on affected devices. This could hinder users' and administrators' ability to detect potentially unauthorized or privacy-invasive app behaviors.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes for this vulnerability in iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.4, and iPadOS 26.4. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to ensure the vulnerability is remediated. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation actions 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: 6a02874ccbff5d86108b53ae
Added to database: 5/12/2026, 1:50:04 AM
Last enriched: 5/12/2026, 1:56:40 AM
Last updated: 5/12/2026, 3:52:51 AM
Views: 2
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