Vulnerability · Published May 11, 2026 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2026-28990
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, 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. Processing a maliciously crafted image may corrupt process memory.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127116
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127117
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127118
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127119
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127120
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/148287