Vulnerability · Published May 11, 2026 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2026-28995
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement 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 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.9 and iPadOS 18.7.9, iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126349
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126350
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127110
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127111
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127115
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127118
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127119
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/127120