CVE-2026-28983: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial of service in Apple iOS and iPadOS
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial of service.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a type confusion flaw in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could be exploited remotely to cause a denial of service condition. Apple fixed the issue by implementing improved type checking in iOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5, and related OS versions. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires no privileges or user interaction and can be executed remotely over the network, impacting availability only. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-843 (Type Confusion).
Potential Impact
A remote attacker can cause a denial of service on affected Apple devices running vulnerable versions of iOS and iPadOS. The impact is limited to availability disruption without confidentiality or integrity loss. No known exploits have been observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and watchOS 26.5. Users and administrators should apply these official updates to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-28983: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial of service in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial of service.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a type confusion flaw in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could be exploited remotely to cause a denial of service condition. Apple fixed the issue by implementing improved type checking in iOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5, and related OS versions. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires no privileges or user interaction and can be executed remotely over the network, impacting availability only. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-843 (Type Confusion).
Potential Impact
A remote attacker can cause a denial of service on affected Apple devices running vulnerable versions of iOS and iPadOS. The impact is limited to availability disruption without confidentiality or integrity loss. No known exploits have been observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 18.7.9, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, macOS Sonoma 14.8.8, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and watchOS 26.5. Users and administrators should apply these official updates to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.993Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a028760cbff5d86108b6731
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 01:50:24 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 00:53:10 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 21:26:47 UTC
Views: 84
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