CVE-2026-28985: An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service in Apple iOS and iPadOS
A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5. An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a null pointer dereference in Apple iOS and iPadOS that can be triggered by an attacker on the local network to cause a denial-of-service condition. The flaw was mitigated by improved input validation and resolved in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local network access with low complexity and no privileges or user interaction, impacting availability only.
Potential Impact
An attacker on the local network can cause a denial-of-service by triggering a null pointer dereference, leading to device crashes or reboots. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The disruption affects device availability but requires local network access.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these or later versions to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-28985: An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5. An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.2medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a null pointer dereference in Apple iOS and iPadOS that can be triggered by an attacker on the local network to cause a denial-of-service condition. The flaw was mitigated by improved input validation and resolved in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local network access with low complexity and no privileges or user interaction, impacting availability only.
Potential Impact
An attacker on the local network can cause a denial-of-service by triggering a null pointer dereference, leading to device crashes or reboots. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The disruption affects device availability but requires local network access.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these or later versions to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.994Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a028760cbff5d86108b6739
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 01:50:24 UTC
Last enriched: 05/19/2026, 10:40:47 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 63
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