CVE-2026-28957: An app may be able to capture a user's screen in Apple iOS and iPadOS
An issue with app access to camera metadata was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5. An app may be able to capture a user's screen.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-28957 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where an app may be able to capture the user's screen due to improper access to camera metadata. Apple fixed this issue by improving the access logic in versions iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, and visionOS 26.5. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.3, indicating low severity, with attack vector local, low complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction, and limited confidentiality impact. No official remediation level or patch links were provided in the source data, but the vendor advisory states the issue is fixed in the specified versions.
Potential Impact
An app with limited privileges could potentially capture the user's screen, leading to a confidentiality impact rated as low. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild, and the vulnerability requires local access with low privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
Update affected Apple devices to iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, or visionOS 26.5 where the issue is fixed. Since the vendor advisory confirms the fix in these versions, applying these updates is the recommended remediation. No additional mitigations are indicated.
CVE-2026-28957: An app may be able to capture a user's screen in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
An issue with app access to camera metadata was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5. An app may be able to capture a user's screen.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.3low
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-28957 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where an app may be able to capture the user's screen due to improper access to camera metadata. Apple fixed this issue by improving the access logic in versions iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, and visionOS 26.5. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.3, indicating low severity, with attack vector local, low complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction, and limited confidentiality impact. No official remediation level or patch links were provided in the source data, but the vendor advisory states the issue is fixed in the specified versions.
Potential Impact
An app with limited privileges could potentially capture the user's screen, leading to a confidentiality impact rated as low. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild, and the vulnerability requires local access with low privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
Update affected Apple devices to iOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, or visionOS 26.5 where the issue is fixed. Since the vendor advisory confirms the fix in these versions, applying these updates is the recommended remediation. No additional mitigations are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.991Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a028759cbff5d86108b6481
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 01:50:17 UTC
Last enriched: 05/19/2026, 10:27:05 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 90
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