CVE-2026-28918: Parsing a maliciously crafted file may lead to an unexpected app termination in Apple iOS and iPadOS
CVE-2026-28918 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where parsing a maliciously crafted file may cause an unexpected app termination due to an out-of-bounds access issue. This issue has been addressed with improved bounds checking and fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or integrity but affects availability by causing app crashes. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves an out-of-bounds access (CWE-125, CWE-787) triggered by parsing specially crafted files on Apple iOS and iPadOS devices. Successful exploitation results in unexpected app termination, impacting application availability. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved bounds checking in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 updates.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to availability, causing affected applications to terminate unexpectedly when processing maliciously crafted files. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has fixed this vulnerability in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the advisory fields, but the vendor states the issue is fixed in these releases, indicating an official fix is available.
CVE-2026-28918: Parsing a maliciously crafted file may lead to an unexpected app termination in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
CVE-2026-28918 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where parsing a maliciously crafted file may cause an unexpected app termination due to an out-of-bounds access issue. This issue has been addressed with improved bounds checking and fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or integrity but affects availability by causing app crashes. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an out-of-bounds access (CWE-125, CWE-787) triggered by parsing specially crafted files on Apple iOS and iPadOS devices. Successful exploitation results in unexpected app termination, impacting application availability. The issue was resolved by Apple through improved bounds checking in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 updates.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to availability, causing affected applications to terminate unexpectedly when processing maliciously crafted files. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has fixed this vulnerability in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the advisory fields, but the vendor states the issue is fixed in these releases, indicating an official fix is available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.985Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a028752cbff5d86108b584f
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 01:50:10 UTC
Last enriched: 05/26/2026, 20:04:31 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 69
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