Vulnerability · Published May 11, 2026 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2026-28974

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity improper access control 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 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This issue was addressed with improved checks to prevent unauthorized actions. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple iOS and iPadOS 0 – before 26.5
Apple macOS 0 – before 15.7.70 – before 26.5
Apple tvOS 0 – before 26.5
Apple visionOS 0 – before 26.5
Apple watchOS 0 – before 26.5

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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