CVE-2026-28938: An app may be able to fingerprint the user in Apple iOS and iPadOS
A privacy issue in Apple iOS and iPadOS allowed apps to potentially fingerprint users by accessing sensitive data. This issue was addressed by moving sensitive data to prevent such fingerprinting. The vulnerability is fixed in iOS and iPadOS version 26.6.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-28938 describes a privacy vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where an app could fingerprint the user by accessing sensitive data. Apple mitigated this issue by relocating sensitive data to prevent fingerprinting. The fix is included in iOS and iPadOS 26.6.
Potential Impact
An app could potentially identify or track a user uniquely by fingerprinting, which poses a privacy risk. There is no indication of direct system compromise or code execution. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Update to iOS or iPadOS version 26.6 or later to apply the official fix that addresses this privacy issue.
CVE-2026-28938: An app may be able to fingerprint the user in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
A privacy issue in Apple iOS and iPadOS allowed apps to potentially fingerprint users by accessing sensitive data. This issue was addressed by moving sensitive data to prevent such fingerprinting. The vulnerability is fixed in iOS and iPadOS version 26.6.
Affected software
Apple
iOS and iPadOS
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-28938 describes a privacy vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where an app could fingerprint the user by accessing sensitive data. Apple mitigated this issue by relocating sensitive data to prevent fingerprinting. The fix is included in iOS and iPadOS 26.6.
Potential Impact
An app could potentially identify or track a user uniquely by fingerprinting, which poses a privacy risk. There is no indication of direct system compromise or code execution. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Update to iOS or iPadOS version 26.6 or later to apply the official fix that addresses this privacy issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.989Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa860f055bf5e2cf59d2128
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 21:02:40 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 22:22:34 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 03:07:31 UTC
Views: 5
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