CVE-2026-28943: Apple iOS and iPadOS · Sensitive Data in Logs
Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 26.5 or 18.7.9 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 38% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 26.5, 18.7.9, 15.7.7 +1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade iOS and iPadOS to 26.5 or 18.7.9; macOS to 26.5, 15.7.7 or 14.8.7; tvOS and watchOS to 26.5.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| AppleiOS and iPadOS | Affected
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| AppleiOS and iPadOS | Affected
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| ApplemacOS | Affected
| Fixed in
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| ApplemacOS | Affected
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| ApplemacOS | Affected
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| AppletvOS | Affected
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AI-suggested
Apple has released fixes in iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, and other related OS versions. Users and administrators should update to these versions to remediate the vulnerability. Since the patch is available, applying the official update is the recommended mitigation.
Description
A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction. 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, tvOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to determine kernel memory layout.
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/127110 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/127111 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/127115 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/127116 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/127117 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/127118 (opens in a new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/127119 (opens in a new tab)