CVE-2026-28963: An attacker with physical access may be able to use Visual Intelligence to access sensitive user data during iPhone Mirroring in Apple iOS and iPadOS
A privacy issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. An attacker with physical access may be able to use Visual Intelligence to access sensitive user data during iPhone Mirroring.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-28963) affects Apple iOS and iPadOS devices prior to version 26.5. It involves a privacy issue where an attacker with physical access to the device can leverage Visual Intelligence during iPhone Mirroring to access sensitive user data. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.6, reflecting medium severity, with an attack vector of physical access, low complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. Apple fixed the issue by removing the vulnerable code in iOS and iPadOS 26.5.
Potential Impact
An attacker with physical access to an affected device could access sensitive user data during iPhone Mirroring via Visual Intelligence. The impact is limited to confidentiality exposure; integrity and availability are not affected. There are no reports of exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in iOS and iPadOS version 26.5. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation guidance is provided or required.
CVE-2026-28963: An attacker with physical access may be able to use Visual Intelligence to access sensitive user data during iPhone Mirroring in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
A privacy issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. An attacker with physical access may be able to use Visual Intelligence to access sensitive user data during iPhone Mirroring.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.6medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-28963) affects Apple iOS and iPadOS devices prior to version 26.5. It involves a privacy issue where an attacker with physical access to the device can leverage Visual Intelligence during iPhone Mirroring to access sensitive user data. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.6, reflecting medium severity, with an attack vector of physical access, low complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. Apple fixed the issue by removing the vulnerable code in iOS and iPadOS 26.5.
Potential Impact
An attacker with physical access to an affected device could access sensitive user data during iPhone Mirroring via Visual Intelligence. The impact is limited to confidentiality exposure; integrity and availability are not affected. There are no reports of exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in iOS and iPadOS version 26.5. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation guidance is provided or required.
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: 6a02875ccbff5d86108b655d
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 01:50:20 UTC
Last enriched: 05/19/2026, 10:30:03 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 89
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