CVE-2026-28906: An attacker may be able to track users through their IP address in Apple iOS and iPadOS
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, visionOS 26.5. An attacker may be able to track users through their IP address.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-28906) affects Apple iOS and iPadOS, allowing an attacker to track users via their IP address due to insufficient state management. Apple resolved the issue by improving state management mechanisms. The fix is included in iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, and visionOS 26.5. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating a network attack vector with no privileges or user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could track users by their IP address, potentially compromising user privacy. The confidentiality impact is high, but integrity and availability are not affected. There are no reports of exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes in iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, and related OS versions. Users and administrators should apply these updates to remediate the vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-28906: An attacker may be able to track users through their IP address in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, visionOS 26.5. An attacker may be able to track users through their IP address.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-28906) affects Apple iOS and iPadOS, allowing an attacker to track users via their IP address due to insufficient state management. Apple resolved the issue by improving state management mechanisms. The fix is included in iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, and visionOS 26.5. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating a network attack vector with no privileges or user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could track users by their IP address, potentially compromising user privacy. The confidentiality impact is high, but integrity and availability are not affected. There are no reports of exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes in iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, and related OS versions. Users and administrators should apply these updates 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
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.984Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a02874fcbff5d86108b5637
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 01:50:07 UTC
Last enriched: 05/19/2026, 10:39:52 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 90
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