CVE-2026-28960: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service in Apple iOS and iPadOS
A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-28960 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Apple iOS and iPadOS. The flaw could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. Apple fixed the issue by improving validation in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service on affected versions of Apple iOS and iPadOS prior to 18.7.10, potentially disrupting device availability or functionality.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fix by updating Apple iOS and iPadOS to version 18.7.10 or later. This update contains improved validation that addresses the denial-of-service vulnerability.
CVE-2026-28960: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Apple
iOS and iPadOS
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-28960 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Apple iOS and iPadOS. The flaw could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. Apple fixed the issue by improving validation in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service on affected versions of Apple iOS and iPadOS prior to 18.7.10, potentially disrupting device availability or functionality.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official fix by updating Apple iOS and iPadOS to version 18.7.10 or later. This update contains improved validation that addresses the denial-of-service vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.991Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa860f055bf5e2cf59d2129
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 21:02:40 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 22:22:37 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 03:11:34 UTC
Views: 6
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