CVE-2026-28992: An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination in Apple iOS and iPadOS
A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a memory corruption flaw in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could lead to unexpected termination of applications. Apple resolved the issue by implementing improved locking to prevent the memory corruption. The fix is included in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, as well as updates to macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local access with high attack complexity and low privileges, and it does not impact confidentiality or integrity but affects availability by causing app crashes.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and low privileges could exploit this vulnerability to cause applications to terminate unexpectedly, resulting in denial of service conditions. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity of data. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes for this vulnerability in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, as well as corresponding updates for other Apple operating systems. Users and administrators should apply these updates to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-28992: An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.7medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a memory corruption flaw in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could lead to unexpected termination of applications. Apple resolved the issue by implementing improved locking to prevent the memory corruption. The fix is included in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, as well as updates to macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local access with high attack complexity and low privileges, and it does not impact confidentiality or integrity but affects availability by causing app crashes.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and low privileges could exploit this vulnerability to cause applications to terminate unexpectedly, resulting in denial of service conditions. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity of data. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes for this vulnerability in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, as well as corresponding updates for other Apple operating systems. Users and administrators should apply these 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
- 2026-03-03T16:36:03.995Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a028763cbff5d86108b67ef
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 01:50:27 UTC
Last enriched: 05/19/2026, 10:41:07 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 125
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